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• Musician Stevie Wonder was chosen to receive the 2008 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Wonder will be the second recipient of the award.

• Fast Facts

  1. Award ceremony is scheduled for February 23, 2009NME: Library's Great Hall (September 3, 2008)
  2. Ceremony will take place at the Library's Great Hall in Washington DCNME: Library's Great Hall (September 3, 2008)
  3. Paul Simon received the first Gershwin Prize in May 2007NME: Library's Great Hall (September 3, 2008)
  4. Wonder has won 25 Grammy AwardsAHN: Stevie Wonder To Receive Gershwin Prize (September 3, 2008)
  5. The Gershwin Prize was created in honor of George and Ira GershwinAHN: Stevie Wonder To Receive Gershwin Prize (September 3, 2008)

• Quotes

  "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."—James H. Billington, Librarian of CongressHollyScoop: Stevie Wonder To Be Honored (September 3, 2008)

  "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."—Stevie WonderHollyScoop: Stevie Wonder To Be Honored (September 3, 2008)

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  Stevie Wonder | Paul Simon | George Gershwin | Grammy Awards | Library of Congress | Washington DC | Stevie Wonder Democratic Convention

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