Singer Smokey Robinson, one of this year's honorees, arrives for the gala at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Dec. 3, 2006. The 66-year-old singer-songwriter is best known for classics such as "The Tracks Of My Tears" and "I Second That Emotion." He is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Singer Aretha Franklin told the audience his songs "break down the barriers of black and white."
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