The annual gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts features personalized tributes with performances and testimonials from fellow artists.

The musicians were honored alongside Francis Ford Coppola and Arturo Sandoval in an event that took place on December 8 and aired yesterday on CBS

Simpson’s grown more acquainted with the Dead’s music in recent years, particularly as he joined some of the band for the Dead Ahead Festival in Mexico at the beginning of 2024. He told Uncut magazine that learning Jerry Garcia’s guitar playing gave him renewed inspiration.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has chosen the recipients of lifetime artistic achievement awards.

The event was held on Dec. 8 and airs tonight on CBS — the honorees are the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Apollo Theater

It's time once again for the Kennedy Center Honors, this year celebrating its 47th class. And it's quite the lineup. Each year, the Kennedy Center Honors "recognizes and celebrates individuals whose unique contributions have shaped the way we see ourselves,

Those honored this year are Francis Ford Coppola, director and filmmaker; Grateful Dead rock band; Bonnie Raitt, singer, songwriter and guitarist; Arturo Sandoval, jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer;

The taping of the 47th annual Kennedy Center Honors will premiere on Sunday. You can watch it on TV or online.