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WASHINGTON — Stevie Wonder is in the nation’s capital this week to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress. He also premiered a newly composed song Monday evening during a concert at the library. The library commissioned the tune.
Later this week, President Barack Obama will award Wonder the Gershwin Prize in a White House ceremony.
Wonder, who is self-taught on piano, harmonica and other instruments, was 12 when he first wowed national TV audiences on shows such as Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand.”
Wonder is the second person to receive the Gershwin Prize. The first was Paul Simon in 2007. The Associated Press
