Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming and Queen Latifah will also be honored.
Warwick had two No. 1 hits on the Hot 100 – “Then Came You,” a 1974 collab with The Spinners, and “That’s What Friends Are For,” a 1985 smash which featured Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Gladys Knight. Remarkably, all four members of “Dionne & Friends,” as that assemblage was billed, are now Kennedy Center honorees. Wonder was honored in 1999, John in 2004 and Knight last year.
Warwick’s selection comes just months after the death of Burt Bacharach, who composed many of her greatest hits. Bacharach never received a Kennedy Center Honor, though he and Hal David did receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, among other honors.with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. The title track, which Gibb co-wrote with his brothers Robin and Maurice, became a top 10 hit on the Hot 100. Gibb also played a key role in creating major hits by Dolly Parton and Barbra Streisand .
Each year, honorees are confirmed by the executive committee of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees. The honors are not designated by art form or category of artistic achievement. Done+Dusted returns as executive producers for a second year. The show will be produced by Done+Dusted in association with ROK Productions, represented by Elizabeth Kelly, who will executive produce alongside David Jammy. The show will be directed by Alex Rudzinski.“I am overwhelmed to be part of this fantastic group of artists. I started performing when I was five years old, making my parents and family laugh. Those laughs have carried me my entire life and career.
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