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Stevie Wonder Announces ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’ Dates
Wonder has received 25 Grammy Awards, an Oscar and a Golden Globe. He’s also been inducted into the Rock and Roll, Songwriters’ and NAACP Halls of Fame, not to mention being the youngest recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. The musician has put out more than 20 albums during his career – including 32 No. 1 singles – but his most iconic LP of all might just be Songs in the Key of Life.
The double LP won Grammys for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Producer of the Year. Tracks include “I Wish,” “Knocks Me Off My Feet,” “Isn’t She Lovely?” and “As.”
Rolling Stone praised last fall’s tour devoted to Songs in the Key of Life as “possibly 2014’s greatest testament to the limitless potential of American music itself.”
This week the Recording Academy announced Ed Sheeran, Usher, Janelle Monáe, Willie Nelson and Coldplay’s Chris Martin as the first round of performers for the primetime special “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life – An All-Star Grammy Salute.” The show takes place Feb. 10 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live and airs on CBS Feb. 16 from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT.
Here’s the plan for the spring excursion:
March 17 – Denver, Colo., Pepsi Center
March 20 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center
March 22 – Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Center
March 24 – New Orleans, La., Smoothie King Center
March 27 – Louisville, Ky., KFC Yum! Center
March 29 – Minneapolis, Minn., Target Center
April 1 – Columbus, Ohio, Schottenstein Center
April 4 – Austin, Texas, Frank Erwin Center
April 7 – Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Arena
April 9 – Baltimore, Md., Royal Farms Arena
April 12 – Brooklyn, N.Y., Barclays Center
A presale for Citi cardmembers begins Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. local time. The general onsale for Denver, Columbus and Baltimore begins Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. local time. The rest of the dates go on sale to the general public Jan. 24.
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