Lionel Richie Honored By Luke Bryan At Kennedy Center

Luke Bryan honored Lionel Richie at the Kennedy Center Honors by performing a pair of his songs as he watched on from the crowd. Bryan’s performance was a two-song medley of Richie’s hits beginning with “Penny Lover” and the Commodores’ 1979 hit “Sail On.” Bryan previously sang “Penny Lover,” a single from Richie’s Grammy-winning 1984 album Can’t Slow Down.More »

By mcarthurtiptoptux@comcast.net on December 29, 2017

Luke Bryan honored Lionel Richie at the Kennedy Center Honors by performing a pair of his songs as he watched on from the crowd. Bryan’s performance was a two-song medley of Richie’s hits beginning with “Penny Lover” and the Commodores’ 1979 hit “Sail On.” Bryan previously sang “Penny Lover,” a single from Richie’s Grammy-winning 1984 album Can’t Slow Down, at the 2016 Grammy Awards. In addition to Richie and LL Cool J, other honorees for the night included singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, TV icon Norman Lear, and dancer-choreographer Carmen de Lavallade. Originally held on December 3, the event was filmed for a television special that aired on CBS on December 26. Both Bryan and Richie will serve as judges on the upcoming ABC reboot of American Idol. Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «