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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert airs in November on HBO...

http://www.newsday.com/news/rock-hall-concert-a-once-in-a-lifetime-performance-1.1557624

...Wonder got choked up in the middle of his tribute to Michael Jackson, fighting back tears as he sang "The Way You Make Me Feel" with John Legend, before pulling it together and finishing the song...

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http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009...rock-roll-hall-of-fame-25th-anniversary-show/

10:40 — John Legend comes out to join Stevie for “Mercy Mercy Me” and sits to play piano with him on the Michael Jackson song “The Way You Make You Feel.” Smokey enters the press room. His advice for those starting out: “You gotta love it… and be able to gut it up when people tell you no.” When asked if he’s going to see the Michael Jackson movie, he said of course: “He was just great, and this movie will give people a chance to see how involved he was [in the dancing process].”

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10:59 — John Legend in the press room. Says he knows he hasn’t paid all his dues yet, but honored to be here and play with Stevie, his greatest inspiration as an artist. When asked about his Michael Jackson tribute with Steve, Legend says this is the second time they’ve done something like this. He remembers Michael passing on a Thursday night and then doing a show with Stevie on Sunday night, and that most of the show was a tribute to Michael. “[Stevie] broke down quite a few times that night,” he says...
 
awww I love Stevie Wonder, he too is a pretty amazing guy. He's always had Michael's back too.

I hope we can see this tribute online some time, it really sounds heartfelt.
 
This was very nice. I can't wait to see it. This reminds me of that picture of Michael watching Stevie in a recording studio. Michael was watching Stevie's hands as Stevie worked the boards.
 
Stevie often said TWYMMF is his favorite MJ song.

Well, when I saw him in concert on June 30th 2009 (sad) he played it twice and he told us it was his favorite MJ song :)

I LOVE STEVIE!
 
Someone posted a fan taken video at youtube.

My heart goes out to Stevie. He really broke down around the 1:00 min mark. I always start to tear up when I see someone get very emotional.


Rock N Roll Hall of Fame - Night 1 - Stevie Wonder and John Legend - The Way You Make Me Feel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrTLLkHeyHw


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Springsteen, Wonder and others celebrate Rock Hall

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY (AP) – 6 hours ago

NEW YORK — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors music's most treasured acts, but this time it was the hall's turn to be feted. Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder and more celebrated the hall's 25th birthday with a concert that included all-star collaborations, spellbinding guitars, plenty of high notes — and even tears.

Thursday's extravaganza at Madison Square Garden, the first of two concerts, ran more than five hours, and was a reunion of past inductees: Among the performers were Simon & Garfunkel (1990), Crosby, Stills and Nash (1997), Jeff Beck (2009), James Taylor (2000), Bonnie Raitt (2000) and Sting (with the Police, 2003).

"It's been incredible being in a room with musicians ... who put music in your head," Springsteen said during his rollicking set, which ran nearly two hours and featured the Boss collaborating with the Piano Man, singing Joel hits like "New York State of Mind" and "Only the Good Die Young."

The night's emotional highlight came courtesy of Wonder, who sang Michael Jackson's upbeat "The Way You Make Me Feel," in tribute to the fallen King of Pop. During one part in the chorus, Wonder stopped singing, bent his head and started to sob, but he quickly gathered his composure to finish the song, ending it joyously by leading the crowd with chants of "We Love Michael Jackson" and "Long Live Michael Jackson."

Soul crooner John Legend shared the stage with Wonder during the song. He said while backstage that Wonder's emotion for Jackson "is very heartfelt, and you can see it, you can feel it."

"I was just honored to be with him to celebrate Michael's legacy," Legend said.

It wasn't the night's only bittersweet moment. Earlier, during Paul Simon's performance, he performed the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" for the late George Harrison, whom he called "a man who I truly loved and admired greatly."

But the mood of the night was hardly somber. Instead, it was an endless jam session of rock gods playing some of the most cherished songs in pop music's catalog. Performers like Wonder and Springsteen didn't just use their sets to sing their own songs, but to give homage to their influences and celebrate the newer generation's music stars.

Simon brought out Dion and also Little Anthony and the Imperials, and Springsteen showcased inductee Sam Moore and John Fogerty, as well as veteran Darlene Love and guitarist Tom Morello, whom he called a "future member of the Hall of Fame."

Wonder performed hits he made famous, like "Living for the City" and "Superstitious," but also gave the spotlight to blues legend B.B. King, who performed "The Thrill Is Gone," while Smokey Robinson sang the Miracles classic "The Tracks of My Tears." Soul crooner Legend also performed, and Jeff Beck electrified Wonder's "Superstitious" with his guitar.

Raitt performed the songs "Love Has No Pride" and "Midnight Rider" with Crosby, Stills & Nash — she and Love were the only two female acts featured on the male-dominated bill.

The capacity crowd was on its feet most of the night, giving one of its biggest ovations at the sight of Art Garfunkel with Simon; the crowd sustained a roar after the two gave a poignant rendition of "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

But Springsteen was clearly the night's biggest draw, and even though he went on close to midnight, there weren't many empty seats as he went through a set that included songs like "Born to Run," the Clash's "London Calling," Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" and "The Ghost of Tom Joad." He used that song as a bellwether of today's troubled times: "High times on Wall Street and hard times on Main Street," Springsteen told the crowd.

The evening closed with Springsteen and his guest stars performing a spirited rendition of Jackie Wilson's "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" — ending on a musical high note.

Friday's concert promised to provide even more, with a lineup including U2, Aretha Franklin and Metallica.
 
I

LOVE

STEVIE

WONDER!!

I'll be honest with you - the music that has helped me through grieving MJ has been Stevie's music.

I can't watch this video now though, because I know I'm gonna cry & I have to volunteer at a Halloween party at my daughter's school.
 
I just seen this on the net. It's very emotional and love Stevie even more now. Great tribute from a friend.
 
That show Stevie did with John Legend the Sunday after MJ passed, I was lucky enough to be at that show. It was a nice show.

Can't wait to see this.
 
shimar said:
I

LOVE

STEVIE

WONDER!!

I'll be honest with you - the music that has helped me through grieving MJ has been Stevie's music.

I can't watch this video now though, because I know I'm gonna cry & I have to volunteer at a Halloween party at my daughter's school.
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I love Stevie too!! Listening to both he and Marvin have been comforting these past four months.

Enjoy the party!! I miss those moments - mine is already off to college.
 
Aww Stevie, that was a great tribute, made me cry. Hes still hurting, quite clearly. I love him.
 
SO emotional... I've always felt Stevie thought of Michael as a son.

(This concert lineup is mindblowing... I would kill to be there... so many greats...)
 
I was at the show he made in Montréal at the Jazz festival on June 30th
He's such a precious friend of MJ, wonderful man. He spent the whole evening paying tribute to Michael!

Thank you Stevie!
 
Oh that was amazing.. it makes me cry hearing somebody else sing it though.. :(

Stevie did a wonderful job, I love how he leads the crowd, "LONG LIVE MICHAEL JACKSON!"

What an amazing person he is for doing that. Stevie has soul!
 
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