Stevie Wonder, Dahved Levy, Imhotep Gary Byrd *What do you do when music legend Stevie Wonder makes a surprise visit to your job to wish you both a Happy Birthday and celebrate your 50th anniversary in business? For WBLS radio legend Imhotep Gary Byrd, you hug your friend, play music and chat about life […]
Stevie Wonder In honor of Stevie Wonder turning the big 7-0 today, we’re celebrating with an “EUR Video Throwback” of the maestro’s tracks that have interesting or peculiar backstories, courtesy of Wikipedia and RollingStone.com. Fingertips, Pt. 2 (May 21, 1963) We must start where Little Stevie started, in this month exactly 57 years ago. […]
UPDATE … Earlier Don Amiche responded to Najee Ali‘s original assertion that he (Amiche) lied about donating a kidney to Stevie Wonder by hitting back at Ali on his (Amiche’s) Facebook page which you can see below. Now, Najee Ali has taken another shot at Amiche with this response emailed to EURweb: “What kind of […]
*Icon and Superstar Stevie Wonder returned to Microsoft Theater on Dec 17 for his sold-out 24th House Full Of Toys Benefit Concert. Guests included John Paul McGee Trio with Amber Bullock, Jody Watley, Gregory Porter, Teddy & Tina Campbell, Trombone Shorty, Kimberly Brewer, plus two special performances by daughters Zaiah and Nyah. Stevie closed out […]
[…] find the LA-based activist in a very public dust-up with the mayor of Inglewood, CA: James T. Butts. You see, Ali is lobbying Mayor Butts to highlight Stevie Wonder by naming a street after him or honoring the iconic entertainer in some public way. Well, for whatever reason, Butts isn’t down with it. Maybe he […]
Jody Watley at Microsoft Theater (via BNmotionPR1) *(LOS ANGELES) – The audience at Stevie Wonder‘s 24th House Full of Toys concert received a REAL treat when Grammy-winning iconic artist Jody Watley stepped out on stage and gave a surprise performance at the show on Saturday, December 17th in the Microsoft Theater in Downtown LA. Watley […]
Stevie Wonder with his father, his mother Lula Mae Hardaway and his sister at the Grammy Awards in Hollywood, March 1974 / Photo: Getty *The year 2018 was a tough one for iconic singer, recording artist, and performer Stevie Wonder. In that year, he mourned the death of his good friend, the legendary Aretha […]
Stevie Wonder and Coolio (Mark Lennihan-AP) *(CNN) — Before his biggest hit happened in 1995, Coolio wasn’t even aware of the song that gave it its hook. “Gangsta’s Paradise” sampled the Stevie Wonder 1976 single, “Pastime Paradise.” The rapper died Wednesday at the age of 59, the same day Wonder’s song and his Grammy-winning […]
[…] *Without this day in 1973, Barack and Michelle Obama would likely have a different name for their production company, “Higher Ground.” Fifty years ago on May 11, Stevie Wonder entered a studio and recorded what he believed was a “special song,” featuring his own written lyrics about a coming day of judgment. The Motown legend […]
*We’re hearing some disturbing news about the health one of our beloved icons, Stevland Morris a/k/a Stevie Wonder. Stevie is not doing well due to kidney issues and is on dialysis, so says Patti Jackson, veteran radio personality at WDAS in Philadelphia. Check out her report via the player above. One of the things […]
* Stevie Wonder’s way with ladies looks to be right up there with his way with music, say friends of the legendary 64-year-old singer-songwriter. According to Page Six’s Stacy Brown, Wonder’s knack for finding pretty women was a natural instinct that resulted in him meeting his 40-year-old fiancée, Tomeeka Robyn Bracy, among others. “Like he does […]
[…] the Detroit School of Arts, Ford Theatre, 123 Selden Street, at 7:30 p.m. This jazz-inflected tribute to the music of Motown legend and 25-time Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder is part of the Carr Center’s Black History Month programming and continues its dynamic schedule of events celebrating its 30th year. Patrons can purchase tickets to […]
Stevie Wonder takes over Long Beach Comedy Explosion with Tommy Davidson, Rickey Smiley, Michael Blackson, Stevie J; presented by Rainbow Promotions *Stevie Wonder takes over Long Beach Comedy Explosion with Tommy Davidson, Rickey Smiley, Michael Blackson, Stevie J; presented by Rainbow Promotions last weekend. Photo Gallery Stevie Wonder takes over Long Beach Comedy Explosion with […]
Stevie Wonder (Wireimage-Getty) *On September 28, 1976, Stevie Wonder released his 18th studio album, Songs In The Key of Life, which would go on to become his most important and influential work. Alongside Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, it became one of the most prominent albums of the decade. The Creation of “Songs in […]
* Stevie Wonder, you raised brows during a recent interview when you told Oprah Winfrey of your plans to leave America and move to the West African Republic of Ghana. To paraphrase, you said you’ve had it with this country’s perdurable mistreatment of people of color. Born Stevland Morris in Saginaw, Michigan some 70 years ago, […]
