The honorees were crowned in a star-studded Washington ceremony on December 2nd, but the ceremony was not televised until December 26th. Rightfully so, considering the British saints of rock are the greatest living rock band of all time. While legendary British rock group Led Zeppelin were honored as a band, keyboardist/bassist John Paul Jones, guitarist Jimmy Page, and singer Robert Plant each received the Kennedy Center Honors individually as well. This year’s recipients at the 35th annual national celebration of the arts included: bluesman Buddy Guy, actor and director Dustin Hoffman, comedian and television host David Letterman, ballerina Natalia Makarova, and rock band Led Zeppelin. The annual list typically honors 7+ people, but the 2012 group is unique to say the least because it honored 4 people and one iconic trio - Led Zeppelin.
A few nights ago I was in a semi-comatose state after gorging myself on a giant portion of turkey Christmas dinner leftovers when I happened to tune into this year’s Kennedy Center Honors which aired on CBS.
