The only birthday party where Stevie Wonder is technically the LEAST famous person in the room.
Stevie Wonder's birthday concert, May 14th 1989. Stevie Wonder 's concert special builds up to the highlight of the evening when more than 15 international stars including Tears for Fears, Billy Ocean , Aswad, Cyndi Lauper , Chaka Khan and Junior Giscombe join him on stage to take part in the biggest pop birthday bash this year.
Acting
Stevie's entire face when Chaka Khan hits that note.
Production
Somehow wrangling 15+ egos for ONE birthday song.
Sound
The mix that made Wembley sound like your living room.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stevie turned 39 this night, which means he performed 'Superstition' as a 13-year-old prodigy and STILL had three decades of hits ahead of him.
This lineup—Black American soul, British new wave, Caribbean reggae—was MTV-era proof that Stevie Wonder was already universal language.
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