London
(ANI):
Barbra
Streisand
and
Morgan
Freeman
have
been
named
as
two
of
the
winners
of
this
year's
Kennedy
Centre
Awards.
The
Oscar
winning
actor
and
the
music
legend
will
be
honoured
alongside
'Who'
stars
Pete
Townshend
and
Roger
Daltrey
at
the
gala
in
Washington
DC
on
7
December.
After
being
injured
in
a
car
crash
last
month,
the
Dark
Knight
star
Freeman
is
resting
at
his
home
in
Mississippi.
The
Kennedy
Centre
annually
awards
figures
from
the
world
of
arts
for
their
contribution
to
US
culture.
Other
honourees
include
country
musician
George
Jones
and
choreographer
Twyla
Tharp.
The
Who
singer
Daltrey
said
he
was
"deeply
touched" by
the
award.
"As
a
teenager
growing
up
in
the
austerity
of
post-war
England,
it
was
the
music
I
heard
emanating
from
America
that
gave
me
a
dream
to
hang
my
life
on,"
BBC
quoted
him,
as
saying.
"That
dream
was
to
make
music
and
make
it
there.
I
am
deeply
touched
at
receiving
this
honour.
The
warmth
and
affection
I
feel
from
our
US
audience
is
humbling
indeed,'
he
added.
Kennedy
Centre
chairman
Stephen
Schwarzman
said
that
musicians
Daltrey
and
Townshend
had
"transformed
the
sights
and
sounds
of
rock
and
roll".
He
added
that
this
year's
group
of
prizewinners
all
possessed
"extraordinary
genius
and
tenacity".
The
award
winners
will
be
honoured
by
President
George
Bush
and
first
lady
Laura
Bush
at
a
White
House
reception
-
the
last
to
be
hosted
by
the
outgoing
administration.