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Leontyne Price Count Basie Katherine Dunham Ella Fitzgerlad Lena Horne were recipients of Kennedy Center Salutes for excellence in their profession which contributed to general welfare of our nation. [image top right]: ELLA FITZGERALD was one of the five honorees in Kennedy Center Honors Program in Washington, D.C. on December 2, 1979. The other four honorees were Aaron Copeland, Henry Fonda, Martha Graham, and Tennessee Williams. [bottom 2 images] COUNT BASIE - 1981