An
evening of celebration with President and Mrs. Obama at the White House
in honor of musician Stevie Wonder’s receipt of the Library of Congress
Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The sixty-minute program, to be taped in Washington, D.C., airs Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 10 p.m.on WPBT 2HD. The concert
takes place February 25 and will include performances by Wonder himself
and Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Martina McBride, Esperanza Spalding,
Will.i.am, and the gospel duo Mary Mary, among others. President Obama
will confer the Gershwin Prize upon Wonder during the event.
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