Martin Luther King ... House floor. Wonder released his “Hotter Than July” album in September of 1980 featuring the song “Happy Birthday,” a call to celebrate King’s birthday as ...
What role did music play in getting Martin Luther King Jr. Day to become a holiday? According to the National Constitution Center, in 1981, Stevie Wonder released "Happy Birthday to You," making a ...
Musician Stevie Wonder even released a song, “Happy Birthday,” to rally support. In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr ...