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Stevie Wonder receiving the Gershwin Award airing 2night on PBS 
http://www.pbs.org/inperf...hitehouse/ 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 takes place February 25, 2009. The concert will include performances by Wonder with a cavalcade of popular musicians, performing a selection of Wonder's hit songs. The sixty-minute program airs Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 8 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide. (check local listings) Check your local listings. I see that PBS is airing it in different timeslots in different markets. Looks like you can view the entire episode online after the initial airing. http://www.pbs.org/inperf.../video.php [Edited 2/26/09 14:06pm] **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Yup, I just got an e-mail on this, because I provided some of the gear that was used 2 record it!
(didn't get 2 hang with Stevie this time though.)  "He's a musician's musician..." | |
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I enjoyed this, although to be honest, Stevie was somewhat upstaged by the First Couple. I think some folks were more tributing them than him. In any case, I enjoyed it, Stevie is a national treasure.
Did anyone else think India Arie did a pretty poor performance? Summer Soft is one of my favorites, and I was surprised she had such a hard time. | |
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Who is this on the upright bass? Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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JackieBlue said: Who is this on the upright bass?
Esperanza Spalding Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope, and bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding could not have been given a more fitting name at birth. She is the 2005 recipient of the Boston Jazz Society scholarship for outstanding musicianship. The newest chapter of 24-year-old Spalding's journey begins with the release of her international debuted recording for Heads Up in May 2008. The album will be the first opportunity for the worldwide audience to witness her talents as an instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: JackieBlue said: Who is this on the upright bass?
Esperanza Spalding Esperanza is the Spanish word for hope, and bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding could not have been given a more fitting name at birth. She is the 2005 recipient of the Boston Jazz Society scholarship for outstanding musicianship. The newest chapter of 24-year-old Spalding's journey begins with the release of her international debuted recording for Heads Up in May 2008. The album will be the first opportunity for the worldwide audience to witness her talents as an instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. Thank you. Very refreshing to see. I love this intimate setting. Thank God for PBS. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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it was nice to see it on prime time BBC news in britain | |
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love stevie, but this kinda shit bores the hell out of me  life's a bitch, but god forbid the bitch divorce me...
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I saw him performing Isn't She Lovely on the News. What else did he play? The usual stuff I guess... | |
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graecophilos said: I saw him performing Isn't She Lovely on the News. What else did he play? The usual stuff I guess...
I don't remember "Isn't She Lovely". I remember "Sir Duke" and "Superstition". You can see it online on the PBS website. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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I gotta say that I couldn't be any happier about being a part of this, and I cannot express how truly magnificent this is.
Stevie can now truly say that he has lived 2 see the dream he had worked so hard 2 bring into fruition. His music and words literally saved my life, and 4 him 2 hear the President and the First Lady say how his music was a soundtrack 4 their lives, and part of how they came together... WOW. I was singing along with most of it, but ended up crying like a Baby about 3 times. "He's a musician's musician..." | |
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Giovanni777 said: I gotta say that I couldn't be any happier about being a part of this, and I cannot express how truly magnificent this is.
Stevie can now truly say that he has lived 2 see the dream he had worked so hard 2 bring into fruition. His music and words literally saved my life, and 4 him 2 hear the President and the First Lady say how his music was a soundtrack 4 their lives, and part of how they came together... WOW. I was singing along with most of it, but ended up crying like a Baby about 3 times.  **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Giovanni777 said: I gotta say that I couldn't be any happier about being a part of this, and I cannot express how truly magnificent this is.
Stevie can now truly say that he has lived 2 see the dream he had worked so hard 2 bring into fruition. His music and words literally saved my life, and 4 him 2 hear the President and the First Lady say how his music was a soundtrack 4 their lives, and part of how they came together... WOW. I was singing along with most of it, but ended up crying like a Baby about 3 times. which songs did EWF perform and was Maurice there (probably as a performer, too?) | |
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graecophilos said: daPrettyman said: which songs did EWF perform and was Maurice there (probably as a performer, too?) EWF wasn't there. Go to the PBS website (in the first posting) and see a list of the performers. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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graecophilos said: daPrettyman said: which songs did EWF perform and was Maurice there (probably as a performer, too?) EWF performed for the Governors' Dinner last week. Been gone for a minute, now I'm back with the jump off | |
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daPrettyman said: Giovanni777 said: I gotta say that I couldn't be any happier about being a part of this, and I cannot express how truly magnificent this is.
Stevie can now truly say that he has lived 2 see the dream he had worked so hard 2 bring into fruition. His music and words literally saved my life, and 4 him 2 hear the President and the First Lady say how his music was a soundtrack 4 their lives, and part of how they came together... WOW. I was singing along with most of it, but ended up crying like a Baby about 3 times. Yeah I said it. I just couldn't help it. I mean, I grew up running 4 the VCR whenever Stevie was going 2 perform on TV. I used 2 lock myself in my room, and listen 2 every Stevie Wonder album over and over again. "Higher Ground" brought me out of near suicide depression as a kid. It reversed what I was feeling, and lifted me up. That's why I say that he literally saved my life, PLUS one of my biggest musical influences, including vocally and lyrically. So when I had the opportunity 2 meet him and work with him about 5 years ago, I let him know how much his music affected my life. It truly meant a lot 2 him, and especially when he found out that I have the same Birthday. "He's a musician's musician..." | |
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Well done...Stevie...
 Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
James Brown & Michael Jackson RIP, your music still lives with us! | |
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I believe the video is available now. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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His momma Lula Mae must be smiling in her spirit watchng her baby boy right now  | |
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Ottensen said: His momma Lula Mae must be smiling in her spirit watchng her baby boy right now
Don't 4get how Lula Mae would offer the President a peach cobbler. Steve loves peach cobbler. He mentions it on his radio show all of the time. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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just watching it now, and although i'm enjoying it, why are all these 'artists' butchering Stevie classics?
Tony Bennett really needs to call it a day now, and as for Diana Krall, who the hell told her she could sing? | |
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Babydubistzuschnell said:[quote]just watching it now, and although i'm enjoying it, why are all these 'artists' butchering Stevie classics?
Tony Bennett really needs to call it a day now, and as for Diana Krall, who the hell told her she could sing?[/quote]  **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Here's the ful line up:
Sir Duke Performed by Stevie Wonder 
Overjoyed Performed by Esperanza Spalding
For Once in My Life Performed by Tony Bennett 
Blame It On the Sun Performed by Diana Krall
Higher Ground Performed by Mary Mary
Summer Soft Performed by India.Arie
You and I Performed by Martina McBride 
I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer Performed by Anita Johnson
If It's Magic Performed by Paul Simon
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Performed by Stevie Wonder
Superstition Performed by Stevie Wonder | |
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