Raitt, whose song 'Just Like That' beat out higher-charting pop acts last year to win the Grammy for song of the year, said the honor was a surprise because after years of recognition mostly confined to blues and Americana spaces, she did not consider herself a mainstream artist.
I don't live by the validation of either commercial success or getting awards... I don't think there will ever be anything that I receive that is as important, Bonnie Raitt said of the Kennedy Center Honors.
Raitt will receive a lifetime artistic achievement award at the 47th Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 8 along with Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Arturo Sandoval, and the Apollo Theater...
The Apollo will be the first institution to be recognized at the Kennedy Center Honors, known for its history as a debut venue for many Black performers like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.
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