The Kennedy Center Honors Smokey Robinson - 2006 - Featuring:
Cee-Lo singing Tears Of A Clown
India Arie singing Second That Emotion
Sam Moore & Jonny Lang singing The Tracks Of My Tears
The Temptations singing My Girl
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. The honors have been presented annually since 1978, culminating each December in a star-studded gala celebrating the honorees in the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C.
Honoree recommendations are accepted from the general public and the Kennedy Center initiated a Special Honors Advisory Committee, which comprises two members of the Board of Trustees as well as past honorees and distinguished artists. The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees selects the honoree recipients based on excellence in music, dance, theater, opera, motion pictures or television. The selections are typically announced sometime between July and September.