2019 Kennedy Center Honors — Pics

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Elissa Anderson

December 13, 2019 5:48PM EST

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The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors — The 2019 honorees for the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors. This year’s class includes Philip Bailey, Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson of R&B collective Earth, Wind & Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, Abby, Big Bird, Elmo, and creators Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett of the Children’s Television Program ‘Sesame Street’ and conductor and musical visionary Michael Tilson Thomas. They were recognized for their achievements in the performing arts during ‘The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors’ which was broadcast on CBS on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. Earth, Wind and Fire were serenaded by the likes of The Jonas Brothers and John Legend when it came to some of their most classic hits. Carrie Underwood was on hand to perform a medley of Linda’s most powerhouse tunes. Tom Hanks celebrated Sally’s incredible acting career in a star-studded evening. The event took place on Dec. 8 but aired a week later on CBS. It was worth the wait to see so many incredible performances.

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Carrie Underwood at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

Carrie Underwood at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — Carrie Underwood attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. She looked like a princess in a dusty rose glimmering gown.

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Lucy Liu attends the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

Lucy Liu attends the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — Lucy Liu attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. She stunned in an orange Georges Chakra gown with a long train.

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The Jonas Brothers attend the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

The Jonas Brothers attend the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas attend the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The band helped perform a tribute to honorees Earth, Wind and Fire.

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The honorees of the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

The honorees of the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors — R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, children’s television program ‘Sesame Street’ and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas were recognized for their achievements in the performing arts during the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors.

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John Legend performs at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

John Legend performs at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors — John Legend performs a tribute to the R&B collective Earth, Wind & Fire at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. He looked sharp in a double breasted tux.

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Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson attend the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson attend the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson attend the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors. He was there to pay tribute to honoree Sally Field.

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Pierce Brosnan attends the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

Pierce Brosnan attends the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — Pierce Brosnan attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center, in Washington D.C. He looked sharp in a classic tux.

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The Jonas Brothers perform at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

The Jonas Brothers perform at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors — R&B collective Earth, Wind & Fire, actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, childrenÕs television program ÒSesame StreetÓ and conductor and musical visionary Michael Tilson Thomas were recognized for their achievements in the performing arts during THE 42nd ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, to be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Jonas Brothers Photo: Gail Schulman/CBS ©2019 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood attend the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The country icon stayed true to himself in a pair of blue jeans despite the event being formal.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He looked sharp in a classic black suit.

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Carrie Underwood performs at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

Carrie Underwood performs at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors — Carrie Underwood performs at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. She did a medley of honoree Linda Rondstadt’s biggest hits.

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Host LL Cool J attends the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

Host LL Cool J attends the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — LL Cool J attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. The 2017 honoree served as host for the ceremony.

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John Legend attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

John Legend attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors — John Legend attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. He looked sharp in a double breasted tux.

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Big Bird in the house at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

Big Bird in the house at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors — Big Bird in the house at the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors. His children’s show ‘Sesame Street’ was one of the 2019 honorees.

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Sally Field poses at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors

Sally Field poses at the 2019 Kennedy Center Honors — 2019 Kennedy Center honoree Sally Field attends the 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center, in Washington
2019 Kennedy Center Honors, Washington, USA – 08 Dec 2019

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