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Article: KENNEDY CENTER HONORS\ STAR TRIBUTES.(News)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- December 5, 2005
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Pop star Beyonce Knowles brought usually reserved Washingtonians to their feet Sunday night as she paid tribute to singer Tina Turner, one of five recipients of this year's Kennedy Center Honors.
As Knowles strutted across the stage "Tina-style," performing Turner's 1971 hit "Proud Mary" and wearing a gown once owned by the singer, the politicians, actors and musicians in the audience -- which included President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney -- moved to the pounding beat.
The moment captured the mood of the star-studded weekend, when political and theatrical celebrities rub shoulders, dazzle audiences and set aside the political machinations ...