Just Calling to Say Stevie Wonder Will Receive Gershwin Prize

By Judy Hill
08:41, September 4th 2008
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Just Calling to Say Stevie Wonder Will Receive Gershwin Prize

The man that hasn’t seen the sunshine for almost 60 years, but brought light into our lives through his music will be awarded yet another prize, the U.S. Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

"It's an immense privilege to join such a remarkable roster of musicians and composers. I am touched to receive this honor, and look forward to creating music for the celebration," Wonder says in a statement.

The Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington also talks about the event, explaining why Stevie was chosen for this distinction. "The Gershwin Prize was created to honor an artist, whose creative output transcends distinctions between musical styles and idioms, bringing diverse listeners together, and fostering mutual understanding and appreciation. Stevie Wonder's music epitomizes this ideal."

But this is not the first time when the 58-year-old singer and author of many hit songs like "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and I Just Called to Say I Love You" receives a recognition from the Library of Congress: three years ago, his 1976 double album,
"Songs in the Key of Life," was added to the National Recording Registry, which notes recorded works that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States."

He also has a number of other prestigious awards, including a whooping 26 Grammys and an Academy Award for Best Song, which only proves not only that he has a great amount of talent and energy, but also that he is America’s endless love.



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