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Stevie Wonder

Sunday Open Thread: Happy Belated Birthday Stevie!!!

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Yesterday was Stevie Wonder's 67th birthday.  Today we are going to continue the party by highlighting some of his famous songs. Stevland Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Happy Belated Birthday Stevie!!!

Thursday Afternoon Thread: Stevie Wonder’s Someday At Christmas

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Someday at Christmas is a Christmas album by Stevie Wonder, released on November 27, 1967 under Motown Records. It was his eighth studio album release. It would also be re-released in 1978 with different cover art and different catalog number (Original 1967 catalog: T-281, 1978 reissue: T7-362 R1). It would again be re-released as part of Universal Music's Christmas Edition of … [Read more...] about Thursday Afternoon Thread: Stevie Wonder’s Someday At Christmas

Saturday Open Thread: Black Music Month celebrates Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott Heron’s tour for King Holiday

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Happy Saturday POU! On November 2, 1983, the official federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was signed into law. The story of how two legendary, influential musicians used their talents to join forces with Coretta Scott King in securing a national holiday for her husband has been given little light. The arduous efforts of Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott-Heron can’t … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Music Month celebrates Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott Heron’s tour for King Holiday