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Earlier this month it was announced that the legendary singer songwriter Stevie Wonder will become the second recipient of the Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.The presentation of the prestigious award will take place on February 23rd 2009 at the Library’s Great Hall. There will be a concert celebrating the award, planned for the following evening when Stevie Wonder will perform music he has personally created for the celebration.

A fitting award for one of the true greats of popular music over the last forty odd years. Latterly Stevie Wonder concerts have become a bit of a rarity in the UK, but the Stevie Wonder UK tour is now underway with upcoming dates at London’s O2 Arena, Manchester MEN Arena and the NIA in Birmingham.

The Stevie Wonder back catalogue is among the most impressive in popular music with hits including Yesterme Yesteryou Yesterday, Never Had A Dream Come True, My Cherie Amour, For Once In My Life, Until You Come Back To Me, You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, Superstition the list goes on and on.

During the sixties Stevie Wonder was the most prolific of the Tamla Motown ‘hit factory’, but it was in 1972 that he was able to create and produce his first masterpiece in the form of Talking Book. The album featured the incredible Superstition, a song originally intended for the rock and blues guitarist Jeff Beck and noted a clear departure from his previous work. The grown up pop of You Are The Sunshine Of My Life kept the old audience entranced reaching number one in the singles charts.

Innervisions followed the same funkier sound of it’s predecessor featuring the excellent tracks Higher Ground and Living For The City. Fulfillingness First Finale  concluded the trilogy of albums that denoted a period in which the singer was at his creative best. Featuring the tracks You Haven’t Done Nothin’, a political protest song aimed at Richard Nixon and his administration, and the brilliant Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder was on top form.

Stevie Wonder would go on to make better selling album’s but in my opinion none would top the work of those few years in the early seventies or even the pop hits of the late sixties.

The chance to see one of the legends of music should not be missed and you can purchase Stevie Wonder tickets now for the remaining UK tour dates.

Stevie Wonder UK Tour Dates

Tuesday 30 September
London O2 Arena

Wednesday 1 October
London O2 Arena

Friday 3 October
Manchester MEN Arena

Saturday 4 October
Birmingham NIA

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