[msb-alumni] Stevie Wonder Tribute Coming up on CBS Monday Night
- From: Steve <pipeguy920@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 12:01:51 -0500
BlankBeyonce, Gaga pay tribute to Stevie Wonder LOS ANGELES Stevie Wonder's
beloved catalogue is tougher to master than you'd think. Just ask Andrea
Bocelli, who was one of many stars who popped up at the Nokia Theater on
Tuesday night to pay tribute to Wonder in a two-hour special taped for CBS.
With Wonder in the front row surrounded by family, Bocelli took the stage to
sing I Just Called To Say I Love You . "I thought it was a very simple song
when I decided to sing (it)," he said afterward. "Jesus it's so difficult!
Beyonce opened the Grammy salute, and hit a high note jamming with Ed
Sheeran on Master Blaster . Lady Gaga, clad in a short silver caftan, sang a
rousing rendition of I Wish , while Tony Bennett put a tender, jazzy spin on
For Once In My Life. "Nobody writes and sings love songs like Stevie Wonder.
Nobody," said John Legend, before launching into I Believe (When I Fall In
Love) , followed by a duet from Ariana Grande and Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds
on Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours . LL Cool J hosted the evening, and
warned attendees inside Nokia that "it's not a live show. So if we want to
do something over, we'll do it over. Curious what you won't see on the
broadcast? Jennifer Hudson had to redo her intro when her microphone stopped
working. India Arie, Jill Scott and Janelle Monáe blew the roof off with
their gorgeous take on As , but had to re-tape the ending. And Monáe got so
into the performance her hat fell clear off her head. Other performers and
presenters included Tyler Perry, Pharrell (still in his Grammys bellboy
attire, minus the hat), Ryan Tedder, Maya Rudolph, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer
Hudson, The Band Perry and Gladys Knight. Wonder took the stage at the close
of the show. After delivering a show-stopping set of hits from Superstition
to Y ou Are the Sunshine of My Life, he had one message for his cheering
audience: "Find a way of committing yourself to love. Stevie Wonder: Songs
In The Key Of Life An All-Star GRAMMY Salute airs Feb. 16 at 9 pm. ET/PT on
CBS.
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