Wonder classic has a much deeper meaning. If you've ever sung Wonder's "Happy Birthday," you're participating in a history-making piece of art.

*Stevie Wonder’s version of the “happy birthday” song is one of the most popular among Black people in America. The singer wrote the song in 1981, as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther Jr ...

It's been 40 years since Stevie Wonder released "Happy Birthday" in honor of MLK, which ignited the campaign to commemorate him (helmed by Coretta Scott King, above, with Wonder) with a national ...

Stevie Wonder was heavily involved in the movement to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a national holiday. His song “Happy Birthday” is explicit in its lyrics that King’s birthday should be ...

The EGOT winner presented Wonder, who turns 72 on Friday, with the LFD Inaugural Icon Award and surprised him with an impromptu performance of his “Happy Birthday” song before she left the stage.

Stevie Wonder was heavily involved in the movement to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a national holiday. His song “Happy Birthday” is explicit in its lyrics that King’s birthday should be ...

Stevie Wonder performs on Day 2 of Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park at Hyde Park on July 6, 2019 in London, England. The singer is celebrating his 70th birthday today, May 13 2020.

Wonder was heavily involved in the movement to make Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday a national holiday. “Happy Birthday” was the campaign’s signature song.