The creators and executive producers of the event were Peter and Bob Kaminsky, Mark Krantz and Cappy McGarr; they are also the creators and executive producers of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, now in its 10th year. WETA executive producers of the broadcast were Dalton Delan and David S. Thompson.
All photos by Scott Suchman
Left: Bluegrass beauty Alison Krauss performs her version of Simon's "Graceland." Right: Bob Costas serves as host for the Gershwin Prize gala concert.
Left: Stevie Wonder joins Simon and the Dixie Hummingbirds for rollicking rendition of "She Loves Me Like a Rock." Right: "Still Crazy After All These Years" himself, James Taylor, left, performs the signature Simon tune to the delight of the audience.
Left: Simon takes the stage with his "brothers from South Africa," Ladysmith Black Mambazo, for the first time in nearly a decade. Right: Dianne Reeves pays homage to the Gershwins with the soulful "Our Love is Here To Stay."
Left: Country crooner Lyle Lovett and Buckwheat Zydeco add a Cajun flair to the song "That Was Your Mother." Right: Simon introduces "his partner in arguments" Art Garfunkel before launching into the classic "Bridge Over Troubled Water."
Clockwise from top left: Shawn Colvin, Philip Glass, Jerry Douglas, Yolanda Adams, and Stephen Marley perform sounds of Simon during the tribute concert
