President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will honor Stevie Wonder with a Gershwin Prize for Lifetime Achievement from the Library of Congress.
- Feb 16, 2009
AceShowbiz - President Barack Obama will honor Stevie Wonder with a Gershwin Prize for Lifetime Achievement from the Library of Congress. Accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, the president will hand in the medal on February 25.
Following the award ceremony, a concert will also be conducted at the White House with Wonder appointed as its performer. The show will be broadcast the next day on PBS as the conclusion of the network's "Performance at the White House" series.
Barack Obama used Stevie Wonder's 1970 hit single "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" as a theme song for his presidential campaign. He also tapped the Grammy-winning singer as a musical guest at the Democratic National Convention on the night he accepted his party's nomination and at a live concert during inauguration week.
