Joan Baez
Country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks, speaks during a press event with violinist Midori, left, and singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez, during the 43nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute

By Ashraf Khalil May. 22, 2021 12:42 AM EDT

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris speak on a balcony of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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By Jonathan Lemire And Darlene Superville May. 22, 2021 12:24 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2015, file photo, Debbie Allen attends the "How To Get Away With Murder" ATAS Event at Sunset-Gower Studios, in Los Angeles. This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. The 43rd class of honorees includes country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, actor Dick Van Dyke, singer-songwriter Joan Baez and violinist Midori. (Photo by Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP, File)
"How To Get Away With Murder" ATAS Event

May. 21, 2021 03:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2019 file photo, Garth Brooks attends cocktails and conversation in celebration of A&E Biography's "Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On" television special at The Bowery Hotel in New York. This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic. The 43rd class of honorees includes country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, actor Dick Van Dyke, singer-songwriter Joan Baez and violinist Midori. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)
Biography's "Garth Brooks:The Road I'm On" Special

May. 21, 2021 03:48 PM EDT

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, center, and guest of singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez, listens during a press event at the 43nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on Friday, May 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute

By Ashraf Khalil May. 21, 2021 03:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 4, 2020, file photo, Garth Brooks performs on stage during the 2020 Gershwin Prize Honoree's Tribute Concert at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP)
Delayed Kennedy Center Honors to be rescheduled for mid-May

By Ashraf Khalil Jan. 13, 2021 02:06 PM EST

FILE - This June 15, 2019 file photo shows John Prine performing at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. Prine died Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from complications of the coronavirus. He was 73. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

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