Articles tagged "stevie wonder"

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Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sting at epic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame party

by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)]

[30.Oct.09] :. NEW YORK — Rock and rollers certainly know how to party. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the genre’s biggest stars — Bruce...

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Tony Bennett signs deal with Stevie Wonder

by Howard Reich [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[26.Aug.09] :. CHICAGO — He turned 83 earlier this month and doesn’t have a lot left to prove. Yet Tony Bennett just signed a deal to record with Stevie Wonder, he says, and on Friday he will open a...

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20 Questions Feature

Nona Hendryx

by Christian John Wikane

[7.Jun.09] :. In 1962, Nona Hendryx shared a bill with everyone from Bo Diddley to the Marvelettes. She took some time with PopMatters to talk about Buster Crabbe and her knack for fixing TVs.

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Sound Affects

“Zoom, I wish the world were truly happy”: Barack and the blues

by Diepiriye Kuku

[24.Feb.09] :. In Grant park on the night of America’s victory in November 2008, Barack opened with: "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment, change has come to America." It is my sincere hope that readers don’t miss that. Barack has a deep and personal understanding of this unique and complex American history. A cool, smooth, blues man has come to lead the nation.

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Calling Out Around the World: Motown Turns 50 Feature

What It Was Like

by Diane Leach

[30.Jan.09] :. In the early '80s Detroit, Motown was as unquestionable as air. Who didn't like air?

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Calling Out Around the World: Motown Turns 50 Feature

Yesterday’s Dreams: Motown in the 1980s

by David Camak Pratt

[29.Jan.09] :. The music of Motown's third decade does not quite deserve the close attention that the label's first two decades warrant, but even a cursory look at the label in these years reveals that things weren't all bad.

Calling Out Around the World: Motown Turns 50

 

Twirling the Dial: My Motown Memories

by Bill Gibron

[28.Jan.09] :. For those of us in tune with the sounds of the genre-redefining decade, a transistor radio was the seminal social sidekick. We loved listening to that little mono wonder, its tiny shrill speaker sparking a hundred journeys directly into the center of our mind.

 

All You Need Is Love

by Zeth Lundy

[22.Jul.08] :. Tony Palmer's compelling yet frustrating 15-hour television series on the history of popular music, originally broadcast in the 1970s, finally sees a DVD release.

 

The Best Re-Issues of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[19.Dec.07] :. From '60s soul to bluegrass and Krautrock to post-punk, PopMatters counts down the year's best re-issued albums.

 

Queen Latifah: Travlin Light

by Will Layman

[30.Oct.07] :. The rapper/ actress/ singer bids for jazz legitimacy. One wonders why she bothers to try.

 

A moment with Stevie Wonder

by Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[4.Sep.07] :. He was due to call at about 1 p.m. About an hour after I had learned Stevie Wonder was immediately available—and only immediately available—for a quick phone chat. These things happen....

 

Stevie Wonder promises a fan-pleasing concert tour

by Jim Harrington [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[23.Aug.07] :. Stevie Wonder doesn’t need the money, that’s for sure. Impressive bank account statements, however, haven’t kept other rich stars from touring consistently throughout the years....

 
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Music Feature

Reflections: Motown in 1967

by Zeth Lundy

[17.Aug.07] :. The latest installment in Hip-O Select's impressive reissue series, The Complete Motown Singles, Volume 7: 1967 collects every A-side and B-side released that year, including planned and deleted singles, as well as alternate and promotional mixes -- 120 tracks in all.

Recent features

 

Snoop Dogg: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment

by Mike Schiller

[4.Dec.06] :. Snoop Dogg invites a bunch of friends to the studio, records a small army of songs, accomplishes not much of anything.

 

Stevie Wonder: A Time to Love

by Justin Cober-Lake

[28.Oct.05] :. If you care about being cool, walk away now. We won't miss you.

 

The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons

by Michael Buening

[26.Aug.05] :. For classic rock fans, the set contains some fascinating moments, and it's a testament to Cavett's willingness to play with format that they don't seem dated.

 

Stevie Wonder: Stevie Wonder: The Definitive Collection

by Andy Hermann

[20.Jan.03] :. It’s a long-overdue retrospective of one of the most influential artists in pop music history.

 

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life

by John Kreicbergs

[16.Dec.02] :. Songs in the Key of Life is the sprawling vision of a man whose sight has been rendered infinite by the power of love and faith.

 

Stevie Wonder: Where I’m Coming From

by Kandia Crazy Horse

[3.Oct.02] :. Personal, ambitious, sprawling, underrated: Where I’m Coming From still has its pleasures.