Kennedy Center Honorees 2024. Director francis ford coppola and the grateful dead will be honored for lifetime achievement in the arts, along with jazz trumpeter arturo sandoval, blues legend bonnie raitt and the legendary harlem theater the apollo, which has launched generations of black artists. Front row from left, 2024 kennedy center honorees arturo sandoval, francis ford coppola, bonnie raitt, bobby weir, mickey hart;
Cbs mornings got an exclusive first look at the 47th class of kennedy center honorees, who will be celebrated for their lifetime artistic achievements and impact on american culture. Billy kreutzmann, top right, gives bunny ears to his grateful dead bandmates during a group photo of the 2024 kennedy center honorees at the state department for the kennedy center honors dinner, saturday, dec.