Who Will it Be?

Tonight I just happened to flip to the Kennedy Center Honors as aired on CBS. The awards are given annually, recorded, and usually aired without much acclaim. While I don't know much about the history of the Kennedy Center Awards in particular, I was drawn in by the cast of recipients: Dave Brubeck, Mel Brooks, Grace Bumbry, Robert De Niro, and Bruce Springsteen.

Highlights included Brubeck's four sons joining the U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors' rendition of "Take Five." "Glee's" Matthew Morrison serenaded the crowd with Mel Brooks' "Springtime for Hitler." Meryl Streep, Martin Scorsese, Edward Norton, Sharon Stone and Ben Stiller gathered together to congratulate Robert De Niro. For me, the moment of the evening came when Melissa Etheridge, John Cougar Mellencamp, Jennifer Nettles, Ben Harper, and Sting sang the classic hits of "the Boss." Jon Stewart relied upon his most credible source of praise for Springsteen - his Jersey roots. He combined fan worship with respectful admiration, topped off with his irresistible humor, "I can tell you what I believe and what I believe is this: I believe that Bob Dylan and James Brown had a baby." Each of the recipients seemed humbled and often moved to tears as the scope of the tributes they received.

So here is my question: Who will be our Kennedy Center honor-worthy recipients in 10, 20, 50 years? The more I think about it, the more I'm at a loss. So really, I'm curious as to what you all think.