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Stevie Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on this day in 1950 in Michigan

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Singer-song-writer Stevie Wonder shown Jan. 3, 1986, assumes diverse duties as executive producer, host and a performer for ?An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.,? to be telecast on Monday, Jan. 20, 1986 (9-11 p.m. NYT). More than 25 celebrities, including Bill Cosby of NCB?s ?The Cosby Show?, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Murphy, Charlton Heston, Barbara Walters and Bob Dylan are scheduled to take part in the entertainment-filled special marking the first official national holiday honoring the late civil-rights leader. Other guests include Harry Belafonte, Ashford and Simpson, Neil Diamond, Richard Dreyfuss, The Pointer Sisters, Peter, Paul and Mary, Quincy Jones, Amy Grant, The Alvin Ailey Dancers, Debbie Allen, Joan Baez, Andre Crouch, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Loggins, Dick Gregory, Patti LaBalle and Cicely Tyson. (AP Photo)

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