Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt, Earth Wind & Fire, and Sesame Street Celebrated at Kennedy Center

Front row from left, 2019 Kennedy Center Honorees Michael Tilson Thomas, Linda Ronstadt, Sally Field, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Lloyd Morrisett. Back row from left, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Ralph Johnson, and characters from "Sesame Street," Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, and Elmo in Washington, on Dec. 7, 2019. Kevin Wolf/AP Photo

WASHINGTON—Actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, and the disco-funk band Earth Wind and Fire shared the spotlight on Dec. 8 night as part of the latest group of recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement in the arts.

Also in this year’s class were conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and the long-running children’s TV show “Sesame Street.”