Smokey Robinson to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degree at Berklee

Smokey Robinson, Linda Ronstadt, Juan Luis Guerra, and George
Massenburg to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degrees at Berklee s
Commencement, May 9

Berklee College of Music President Roger
Brown will present Smokey Robinson, Linda Ronstadt, Berklee alumnus
Juan Luis Guerra, and producer/sound engineer George Massenburg with
honorary doctor of music degrees at Berklee College of Music s
commencement on Saturday, May 9, 10:00 a.m., at the Agganis Arena at
Boston University. Commencement speaker Smokey Robinson will address
more than 850 Berklee graduates and invited guests at the 7, 000-seat
venue.

This year s honorary doctorate recipients are being
recognized for their achievements and influence in music, and for their
enduring contributions to American and international culture. Past
recipients include Duke Ellington (the first, in 1971), Dizzy
Gillespie, Patti LaBelle, Steven Tyler, Aretha Franklin, Tito Puente,
Nancy Wilson, David Bowie, The Edge, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Michel
Camilo, Chaka Khan, Loretta Lynn, Quincy Jones, Bonnie Raitt, and Ahmet
Ertegun.