By Steven A. Gilley
Stevengilley15@aol.com
According to the Associated Press, The Library of Congress will honor Stevie Wonder with its second Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
Wonder, 58, will receive the award on Feb. 23, 2009. The first Gershwin Prize was awarded in 2007 to Paul Simon.
The prize honors an artist whose work transcends musical styles to bring diverse listeners together and foster mutual understanding. It recognizes a musician's lifetime of work, said Librarian of Congress James Billington.
Wonder has been in the music industry since the age of 12 and received 26 Grammy awards in the course of his career, most recently in 2007 for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (awarded to Tony Bennett and Wonder) "For Once In My Life."
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