Posts Tagged ‘stevie wonder’
Paul McCartney receives Gershwin Prize from President Obama
Written by admin on June 3, 2010 – 6:50 pm -President Obama presented Paul McCartney with his Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the White House on Wednesday (June 2).
The President paid tribute to McCartney’s long career:
| “By its very definition, popular music is fleeting. Rarely is it composed with an eye towards standing the test of time. Rarer still does it actually achieve that distinction. And that’s what makes Paul’s career so legendary. |
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Stevie Wonder to play Manchester’s M.E.N.
Written by admin on April 23, 2010 – 8:37 am -| Stevie Wonder has announced that he will play Manchester’s M.E.N. Arena on June 29.
The show will follow headline performances at London’s Hard Rock Calling festival on Saturday, June 26 and on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage the following night. |
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Tags: Glastonbury, Hard Rock Calling, stevie wonder
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Motown around the World – The Classic Singles
Written by admin on April 20, 2010 – 7:03 am -Motown collectors can now obtain all the label’s foreign language recordings on a 2-CD set from Hip-o Select.
With the Motown Records fan base spreading across Europe in the 1960s, the company decided that its major stars should perform foreign language versions of their hits to appeal to these markets. This new 2-CD set includes all 38 of these tracks from The Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Edwin Starr, Jimmy Ruffin, and the Velvelettes.
Tags: Edwin Starr, Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, marvin gaye, Motown around the World - The Classic Singles, smokey robinson, stevie wonder, The Miracles, the supremes, The Temptations, Velvelettes
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Springsteen and Wonder on Haiti telethon
Written by admin on January 22, 2010 – 7:00 pm -Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Wonder will be among the performers on the bill for the two-hour “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon tonight. The event will benefit victims of the Haiti earthquake by raising funds for a number of organisations, including Oxfam America, the Red Cross, UNICEF, the UN World Food Program, Partners in Health, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, and Yele Haiti.
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Hope for Haiti Now, stevie wonder
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Don’t miss the Motown 50 podcast series!
Written by admin on March 3, 2009 – 10:57 am - |
If you haven’t been listening to the Motown 50 Podcast series, it’s well worth checking out.
The series, which celebrates Motown’s 50th anniversary, features interviews with Motown producers, songwriters and singers, including Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5, the Commodores and more. |
Tags: jackson 5, marvin gaye, Motown, smokey robinson, stevie wonder, the supremes
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