Emmylou Harris to receive honorary doctorate from Berklee

Harris will receive her honor just before her set. Berklee's president Roger Brown will make the presentation to Harris, with the assistance of Linda Ronstadt and Earl Scruggs, both Berklee honorary doctorate recipients. Harris and Ronstadt are longtime friends and collaborators who have recorded as the Everly Sisters, as a duo under their own names, and as a trio with Dolly Parton.

Brown said, "Not only is Emmylou Harris a consummate musician, an inspired songwriter, and a singer with a crystalline voice, she has also been a friend, mentor, collaborator, and supporter of many wonderful musicians throughout her career. She has a magnificent artistic vision, and a magnificently generous spirit as well."

In 2005, Harris performed at a concert tribute to Earl Scruggs at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame that was organized around Berklee's honorary degree presentation to him.

Berklee selects its honorary doctorate recipients for their achievements in music, and for their contributions to American and international culture. The first Berklee honorary doctorate was presented to Duke Ellington, in 1971.