Stevie Wonder headlines pre-Super Bowl concert

February 3, 2013

Stevie Wonder headlines pre-Super Bowl concert
Stevie Wonder performs with Gary Clark Jr. at the Bud Light Hotel in New Orleans. (Credit: Stephen Lovekin Getty Images for Bud Light)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Applause and approval greeted Stevie Wonder as thousands stood for hours to hear his pre-Super Bowl concert that also featured guitarist Gary Clark Jr.

Escorted on stage late Saturday by his daughter and backup singer Aisha Morris, Wonder performed several of his hits, including his opening song, How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You).

That was followed by Master Blaster, Michael Jackson's The Way You Make Me Feel and Wonder's own Higher Ground.

The 62-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member headlined the outdoor event held near the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel on the eve of Sunday's game between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers.

Thousands packed a tent set up on a parking lot across the street from the hotel to hear Wonder, Clark, R&B artist Janelle Monae and DJ Martin Solveig.

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