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 ...

Martin Luther ... for the King Holiday. Twelve years later, Wonder would be pushing for it on stages much larger than the House floor. Wonder released his “Hotter Than July” album in September of 1980 ...