Although it’s popular at birthday parties today, Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” was originally released in 1981 in support of the burgeoning movement to make Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday a ...

Lately “Lately” dropped in 1980 as part of Stevie Wonder’s Hotter Than July album. It’s such a raw, gut-wrenching ballad about watching someone you love slowly drift away.

A Stevie Wonder doc chronicling his fight for Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... Central to the film is the story behind the song “Happy Birthday,” released on Wonder’s 1980 album Hotter Than July.

One key element of the documentary will be the making of “Happy Birthday,” a song crafted as an ode to Dr. King on the 1980 Hotter Than July album. The song is now a fixture at birthday ...

In 1981, Wonder released the popular song “Happy Birthday,” from his album “Hotter Than July,” to honor King and to push for his birthday to be a national holiday.

At the heart of the story is Wonder’s 1980 song “Happy Birthday,” from his album “Hotter Than July,” which he wrote to rally public support for the cause, Deadline reports.