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Article: Taste of Chicago 2008 entertainment features Chaka Khan, ...
Chicago Defender;  June 18, 2008 ;     621 words ... ... the prodigious talent of Stevie Wonder and guided him into superstardom. Stevie Wonder was also instrumental ... in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Admission to the Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder performances is free ...

Article: Rep. Conyers Introduces Stevie Wonder Congressional ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... single `Happy Birthday,' which Stevie Wonder, one of the main figures in the ... have the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. become a national holiday ... 1986, with a concert headlined by Stevie Wonder.(16) Stevie Wonder pioneered ...

Article: 2006 Freedom Award Honors Dr. Joseph Lowery, Stevie ...
PR Newswire;  July 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Achievement Award Stevie Wonder. His contribution ... to make Martin Luther King's birthday ... campaign, has set Stevie Wonder apart from the ... entertainers. Stevie Wonder has remained ... The Martin Luther King holiday - As ...

Article: Stevie Wonder returns home to New Jersey to ...
PR Newswire;  February 24, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... nation to adopt Stevie Wonder's "Don't ... said. While Stevie Wonder is widely acclaimed ... helping make Martin Luther King's birthday ... year history, Stevie Wonder has had several ... to make Martin Luther King's birthday ...

Article: Stevie Wonder returns with 'Conversation Peace,' ...
Jet;  May 8, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... Less the conversation's peace. Stevie Wonder is a musical superstar who is blessed ... civil rights martyr Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his protest against ... who recall his genius as "Little Stevie Wonder" during the early years with Berry ...

Article: Stevie Wonder returns!(Center Stage)
Ebony;  July 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... signed a young Stevie Wonder to Motown's ... album, Little Stevie Wonder: The Twelve ... legend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., declared ... known as Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... world hunger. "Stevie Wonder is a living legend ...

Article: The Sound of Stevie Wonder: His Words and Music
The Journal of American Culture;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...The Sound of Stevie Wonder: His Words and Music ... agenda. This portrait of Stevie Wonder yields intimate knowledge ... birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Wonder's activism ... that are distinctly Stevie Wonder. Perone's work reads ...