In Performance at the White House - Celebrating the Music of Stevie Wonder: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize

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 by WETA Washington, D.C., airs Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 8 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide. (Check local listings.) 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.

Press releases

February 19, 2009 | PBS Stations to Broadcast "Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize"
February 23, 2009 | Media Advisory: Live Feed of PBS' "Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House"

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Stevie Wonder, the honoree in “Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize”.

Credit: Courtesy of Stevie Wonder.

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President Obama presents musician Stevie Wonder with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the White House on February 25, part of the WETA-taped special "In Performance at the White House - Celebrating the Music of Stevie Wonder: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize."