Buddy Guy (center) takes in the applause of fellow award winners David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman and Natalia Makarova at the Kennedy Center Honors. | John Paul Filo~CBS photo

Musician Buddy Guy (left) is honored by President Obama at the Kennedy Center Honors reception at the White House on Dec. 2, 2012, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Bluesman Buddy Guy will receive honors for 2012 on "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors" to be broadcast at 8 p.m. Dec. 26 on CBS-TV (Channel 2). Pictured: Bonnie Raitt. | Jeffrey R. Staab~CBS photo

Bluesman Buddy Guy will receive honors for 2012 on "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors" to be broadcast at 8 p.m. Dec. 26 on CBS-TV (Channel 2). Pictured: Tracy Chapman. | Jeffrey R. Staab~CBS photo

Bluesman Buddy Guy (center), actor Dustin Hoffman, TV host David Letterman, ballerina Natalia Makarova and band Led Zeppelin will be on "The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors" at 8 p.m. Dec. 26 on CBS-TV (Channel 2). | John Paul Filo~CBS photo