The first time I had the occasion to watch a broadcast of The Kennedy Center Honors was in December of 2012 when, among others, Led Zeppelin were recipients.
Wow!
Since then, I’ve watched every award broadcast (this year, Martha Argerich, The Eagles, Al Pacino, Mavis Staples, and James Taylor will be honored) and researched back many years – many performances are available on Youtube.
In short, The Kennedy Center Honors are the finest produced award shows you will ever witness. I have listed below my favorites, some are artist introductions, most are wonderful, heart-stopping performances. Please watch all of these and you too will be hooked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8IjybGKjdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzK8is_682k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hh82llukEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHsnZT7Z2yQ