Slideshow: Stars pay tribute to MLK in song

12:45 PM on 08/26/2011

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Stevie Wonder turns to the audience after performing during the Honoring Global Leaders for Peace international salute gala in conjunction with a week of Martin Luther King Memorial events in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

A concert in Dr. Martin Luther King's honor --"The Message In The Music" -- continued the MLK Memorial dedications even as the impending Hurricane Irene pre-empted some of the planned activities to come. Various artists joined the celebration by performing songs that inspired the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The concert that took place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. included stars like Stevie Wonder, India Arie, Patti LaBelle, the Impressions and more.

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The Impressions perform during The Message in the Music concert in conjunction with the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Patti LaBelle performs during The Message in the Music concert in conjunction with the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Members of the audience dance as Eddie Levert of the O'Jays performs during The Message in the Music concert in conjunction with the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
The Impressions perform during The Message in the Music concert in conjunction with the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
India Arie performs during The Message in the Music concert in conjunction with the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Eddie Levert of the O'Jays performs during The Message in the Music concert in conjunction with the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Patti LaBelle performs during The Message in the Music concert in conjunction with the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Harry Johnson, President and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation, speaks during a news conference in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, to announce the dedication of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial has been postponed indefinitely as Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s children, Martin Luther King III, left, and his sister, Bernice King, second from left, listen during a news conference in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, to announce the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial has been postponed indefinitely as Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast . (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Stevie Wonder turns to the audience after performing during the Honoring Global Leaders for Peace international salute gala in conjunction with a week of Martin Luther King Memorial events in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright adjusts the microphones before speaking during the Honoring Global Leaders for Peace international salute gala in conjunction with a week of Martin Luther King Memorial events in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
Suzan Johnson Cook, Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom, speaks during the Honoring Global Leaders for Peace international salute gala in conjunction with a week of Martin Luther King Memorial events in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)