Stars turn out for Kennedy Center honors

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Stars turn out for Kennedy Center honors

From "Good Vibrations" to "GoodFellas," Brian Wilson and Martin Scorsese scored. Steve Martin strutted as one of the "wild and crazy guys." Diana Ross sang to Motown stardom. Pianist Leon Fleisher surmounted a debilitating injury.

Kennedy Center Honor recipient Diana Ross came with her five children (from left): Ross Arne Naess, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Chudney Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Evan Ross at the 30th annual Kennedy Center Honors. The 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, which was taped earlier this month, airs at 9 p.m. Dec. 26 on CBS.

Beach Boys singer and songwriter Brian Wilson was honored for his 'era-defining transformation of the sound of music.' He brought his wife, Melinda Ledbetter, and their children, Daria, Dylan, and Delanie.

Singer Ciara Harris arrives at the White House for a reception Sunday honoring the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors Award. The awards ceremony was held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Actor Martin Short and his wife, Nancy, arrive at the White House reception. Asked what he thought about the Kennedy Center honor for Steve Martin, Short said in jest: 'It's fantastic. It's amazing what bribery will do.'

Kennedy Center Honors recipient Steve Martin was cited for his work as comedian, actor and novelist, a 'renaissance comic whose talents wipe out the boundaries between artistic disciplines.'

Pianist and Kennedy Center Honors recipient, Leon Fleisher, poses for photographs with his wife, Kathy Jacobson-Fleisher.

Honorees Diana Ross, Martin Scorcese and Steve Martin stand in the President's box at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush stand with Kennedy Center Honorees, (from left) Leon Fleisher, Brian Wilson, Diana Ross, Martin Scorsese and Steve Martin.

Actress Michele Lee arrives at the White House for a reception honoring the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors Award for 2007.

Aretha Franklin arrives at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The two-hour event will air Dec. 26 on CBS.

American idol winner Jordin Sparks.

Vanessa Williams.

Singer Lyle Lovett and his girlfriend, April Kimble.

Actress Christine Baranski, and her daughter Lily, pose at the 30th annual Kennedy Center Honors Sunday.

Actor Terrence Howard and his companion, Zulay Henao, arrive at the White House for a reception honoring the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors Award for 2007

Sen. Edward Kennedy, accompanied by (from left) with his sister Jean, his wife, Victoria, his daughter Kara, and his son Edward Jr. His brother the president was the namesake for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

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Kennedy Center Honor recipient Diana Ross came with her five children (from left): Ross Arne Naess, Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Chudney Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Evan Ross at the 30th annual Kennedy Center Honors. The 30th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, which was taped earlier this month, airs at 9 p.m. Dec. 26 on CBS.

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