Bruce Springsteen, Dave Brubeck,Mel Brooks, Robert De Niro and Grace Bumbry will be honored at the Kennedy Center on December sixth.

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This year the Kennedy Center will honor Mel Brooks,Dave Brubeck, Grace Bumbry,Robert De Niro and Bruce Springsteen.

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Her parents refused. Grace Bumbry went on to study music at Boston University and Northwestern University.

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Defying every expectation, Grace Bumbry then made the transition from mezzo to soprano.

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