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Posts Tagged ‘stevie wonder’
Stevie Wonder to enter Apollo Legends Hall of Fame
Written by admin on February 4, 2011 – 8:27 am -| Stevie Wonder will be inducted into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame at the Apollo Theater’s Annual Spring Gala on June 13. This is a poignant tribute for the Motown Legend as he sang at the Apollo at the very start of his career, earning the nickname the “Wonder Child.” |
Tags: Apollo Legends Hall of Fame, Living for the City, stevie wonder, Superstition, Uptight (Everything's Alright)
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Song of the Week #28 – “Superstition”
Written by admin on November 15, 2010 – 8:04 am -| Stevie Wonder’s funk rock signature tune “Superstition” is Song of the Week.
“Superstition” opened side two of Stevie Wonder’s album “Talking Book“, which was released in October 1972. It was also released on single the following month, backed with “You’ve Got It Bad Girl”. |
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Tags: stevie wonder, Superstition, Talking Book
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25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts – 3 DVD set
Written by admin on September 6, 2010 – 10:47 pm -| Next month will see the release of what promises to be an outstanding three-DVD set containing the best footage from last year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows held at Madison Square Garden. |
Tags: 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts, Bruce Springsteen, John Fogerty, mick jagger, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Simon and Garfunkel, stevie wonder
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Song of the Week #13: “Hallelujah, I Love Her So”
Written by admin on August 2, 2010 – 7:40 am -| Ray Charles’ rhythm and blues standard “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” is this week’s Song of the Week.
“Hallelujah, I Love Her So” was released in 1956 on Atlantic Records, backed with “What Would I Do Without You,” and was one of a string of R&B hits for Charles before his crossover success at the end of the decade. |
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Tags: Eddie Cochran, Hallelujah I Love Her So, Jerry Reed, Peggy Lee, Ray Charles, stevie wonder
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Stevie Wonder closes Glastonbury 2010
Written by admin on June 27, 2010 – 11:45 pm -Stevie Wonder closed the 40th anniversary Glastonbury Festival with a memorable set on the Pyramid Stage tonight.
Wonder delighted the crowd with some of his biggest hits, including “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours,” “Superstition” and “Uptight.” He closed the show by paying homage to the 40th anniversary of Glastonbury with a rendition of “Happy Birthday.”
Tags: Glastonbury, stevie wonder
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