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# Watch Beyoncé and Gary Clark Jr. Pay Tribute to Stevie Wonder


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![Beyonce performs onstage during the Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life - An All-Star GRAMMY Salute held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Feb. 10, 2015 in Los Angeles, Calif.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf3c61631c3225acc/69877f8fcd684883f5099bcb/463182692.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Beyonce performs onstage during the Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life - An All-Star GRAMMY Salute held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Feb. 10, 2015 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Beyonce performs onstage during the Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life - An All-Star GRAMMY Salute held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Feb. 10, 2015 in Los Angeles, Calif.Michael Tran—Getty Images

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The songs may have been written by Stevie Wonder, but the moment belonged to Beyoncé as she performed an impressive melody from the funk legend’s songbook along with Gary Clark Jr. during a tribute concert that aired on Monday.

The performance was part of CBS special taped last week that featured renditions of several Wonder classics by Lady Gaga, Pharrell, Janelle Monáe and John Legend. Wonder, 64, [is set to kickoff ](http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/01/stevie-wonder-extends-songs-in-the-key-of-life-tour/ "undefined")the next leg of his “Songs in the Key of Life” tour in March.

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