Kennedy Center Honors 2024 Performers. Legendary american rock band the grateful dead (mickey hart, bill kreutzmann, phil. The recipients of the 47th kennedy center honors, awarded annually to those in the performing arts for a lifetime of contributions to american culture, were announced on.

The award for lifetime artistic achievements will recognize director and filmmaker francis ford coppola; 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.