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Martina McBride Will Sing for President Obama, Stevie Wonder
February 23, 2009
Martina McBride will serenade President Barack Obama and Stevie Wonder during a PBS taping in the White House on Wednesday (Feb. 25). Wonder is this year's recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. President Obama will present the prize to Wonder during the one-hour special, which will be filmed in the East Room. McBride is scheduled to perform "You and I," a track from Wonder's 1972 album, Talking Book. The event will be taped to air Thursday (Feb. 26) on PBS. Other artists performing at the ceremony include Tony Bennett, gospel duo Mary Mary, jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding and the Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am.