Kennedy Center honors 5 artists

From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: December 26, 2006| Author: Hal Boedeker The Orlando Sentinel | Copyright information

Dolly Parton receives the best -- and worst -- of it at this year's "Kennedy Center Honors."

Reba McEntire and Reese Witherspoon pay tribute to singer- songwriter Parton in speeches. "Dolly always has a way of making everyone feel like they are the only one in the room," McEntire says. "You've just got that gift, girl."

Carrie Underwood, Kenny Rogers, Alison Krauss, Shania Twain and Vince Gill serenade Parton. Silky-voiced Gill croons "I Will Always Love You," Parton's most famou...

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