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Episode Detail: Stevie Wonder in Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize - In Performance at the White House

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are on hand for a celebration of Stevie Wonder's life and music, featuring Wonder, India.Arie, Tony Bennett, Wayne Brady, Anita Johnson, Diana Krall, Mary Mary, Martina McBride, Rickey Minor, Paul Simon, Esperanza Spalding, will.i.am and Mary Mary. Also: Obama bestows Wonder with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. From the White House.
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Premiered: 1981, on PBS
Rating: TV-G
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Premise: An occasional series featuring concerts from the nation's capital that, over the years, has showcased performers as diverse as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Elvis Costello and Steve Martin. As Nancy Reagan noted in the first program, `With the participation of public television, the East Room becomes a concert hall for the entire nation.'

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