", "Stevie Wonder, 64, Welcomes Ninth Child, a Baby Girl Named Nia! [52] The album is ranked No. October 6, 1974 Omni, Atlanta, GA - Betcha By Golly Wow! April 21, 1973 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA (benefit) [19] A single, "Fingertips", from the album was also released in May, and became a major hit. November 7, 1970 Ball State University Emens Auditorium, Muncie, ID Buy and sell your Stevie Wonder concert tickets today. Tribute to Uncle Ray was recorded first, when Wonder was still 11 years old. In 1973 he was the first black person to win a Grammy for the best album of the year, a feat that was repeated for 3 consecutive albums. [citation needed] They were born to Yolanda Simmons, whom Wonder met when she applied for a job as secretary for his publishing company. January 19, 1977 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC MOTOWN MIUCT8126. Signed, Sealed Delivered (Im Yours) 16. [148] This turned out not to be the case, and the couple's new daughter was given the name Nia,[149] meaning "purpose" (one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa). [11] She later rekindled her relationship with her first child's father (whose surname was also coincidentally Hardaway)[8] and changed her own name back to Lula Hardaway, going on to have two more children. Music and Lyrics by Marvin Montgomery (1996), This page was last edited on 23 February 2023, at 00:58. Cover for Stevie Wonder's "Hotter Than July," released in 1980. [50] Talking Book also featured "You Are the Sunshine of My Life", which also peaked at No. Wonder wrote the lyrics. September 25, 1973 Boston Garden, Boston, MA (Guests with Elton John) April 13, 1973 Hampton Institute, Hampton, VA Bill Graham Intro - For Once In My life (splice at 40 seconds) (many channe. August 22, 1970 Macon Colliseum, Macon, GA (supported by Edwin Starr, Sue Rainey & William Bell) March 4 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. September 27, 1974 Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI (supported by The Commodores) By decade's end, Wonder had garnered a record 15 Grammys, as well as numerous other awards. [45] The album Fulfillingness' First Finale appeared in July 1974 and set two hits high on the pop charts: the No. He is also the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Buy tickets for Stevie Wonder concerts near you. [30] He also began to work in the Motown songwriting department, composing songs both for himself and his label mates, including "The Tears of a Clown", a No. [161] He is one of only four artists and groups who have won the Grammy for Album of the Year three times as the main credited artist, along with Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, and Taylor Swift. [94] On September 8, 2008, he started the European leg of his Wonder Summer's Night Tour, the first time he had toured Europe in over a decade. Pink Floyd released Dark Side of the Moon on March 1, 1973. July 12, 1972 Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN (supporting Rolling Stones) July 6, 1972 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC (supporting Rolling Stones) July 13, 1973 Rainbow Room, New York City, NY He sings the refrain and plays the piano on the Dr. Dre- and Sha Money XLproduced track. [52] The album ranks 4th on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[71]. [15][16], In 1961, at the age of 11, Wonder sang his own composition, "Lonely Boy", to Ronnie White of the Miracles;[17][18] White then took Wonder and his mother to an audition at Motown, where CEO Berry Gordy signed Wonder to Motown's Tamla label. Released: 1973 . He was married to Motown singer-songwriter and frequent collaborator Syreeta Wright from 1970 until their amicable divorce in 1972. June 24, 1972 Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX (2 shows, supporting Rolling Stones) $92. Wonder was in a featured duet with Bruce Springsteen on the all-star charity single for African Famine Relief, "We Are the World", and he was part of another charity single the following year (1986), the AIDS-inspired "That's What Friends Are For". [87] In December 1999, Wonder announced that he was interested in pursuing an intraocular retinal prosthesis to partially restore his sight. The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie was recorded next, an instrumental album consisting mainly of Paul's compositions, two of which, "Wondering" and "Session Number 112", were co-written with Wonder. [45][51] Between them, the two songs won three Grammy Awards. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. December 18, 1979 Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA. [145] Wonder has two sons with second wife Kai Millard Morris. 1 on the R&B chart, the first time that had occurred. He recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and also wrote and produced songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well. Twitter. November 11, 1970 Nashville, TN (US TV "The Johnny Cash Show" performing "Heaven Help Us All"), January 28, 1971 Odeon, Manchester, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 9.00 supported by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) [52] On an episode of the children's television show Sesame Street that aired in April 1973,[53] Wonder and his band performed "Superstition", as well as an original called "Sesame Street Song", which demonstrated his abilities with television. September 28, 1974 Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI June 9, 1972 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (supporting Rolling Stones) March 5, 1971 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (supporting Three Dog Night with Bloodrock) Stevie Nicks Stevie Ray Vaughan Stevie Wonder Sting Stomu Yamashta & Go Stone Temple Pilots (STP) Strawbs Stray Cats Stu Daye Styx Sugar Ray Sunday Break 1 (Peter Frampton, Santana, Gary Wright, America, Cecilio & Kapono, and Wolfman Jack) January 16, 1978 Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (American Music Awards 1978) 1973's Innervisions, 1974's Fullfillingness' First Finale, and 1976's Songs In The Key Of Life. ELVIS PRESLEY "ALOHA FROM HAWAII VIA SATELLITE" CONCERT 1973 8X10 PHOTO (FB-438) $8.87. Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry told the Boston Phoenix it was the best concert ever in Boston: It was as amazing as you can . Conversation Peace and the live album Natural Wonder were released in the 1990s. Wonder won 25 Grammy Awards[52] (the most ever won by a solo artist), as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award. October 4, 1975 National Stadium, Kingston, JAM (Holiday Jamaica "Dream Concert" supported by Bob Marley & The Wailers, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes & Third World) Right now, the Stevie Wonder tickets became available for everybody. [73] In this year Wonder also wrote and produced the dance hit "Let's Get Serious", performed by Jermaine Jackson and ranked by Billboard as the No. I'm really trying to compete with Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. In between, the 22-year-old from Saginaw, Michigan, was seen and heard across North America by more than half a million people. April 14, 1973 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1973) From 2001 until 2012 he was married to fashion designer Kai Millard. 1979 Buy tickets here. Innervisions, released in 1973, featured "Higher Ground" (No. Released: 1973 . Monster Energy Supercross. ", "Stevie Wonder has ninth child on the way", "Lula Mae Hardaway, 76, Stevie Wonder's Mother, Dies", "Stevie Wonder Went Vegan and He Loves it So Much He Sings About it! March 2, 1974 Rainbow, London, ENG (broadcast live on Radio Luxembourg) Tour Dates - Stevie Wonder. The player is only available for users with 1,000+ points. June 15, 1972 UNM University Arena, Albuquerque, NM (supporting Rolling Stones) November 4, 1974 Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX [103] The album was released in October 2013. The Album of the Year was again one of three Grammys won. [59], Wonder embarked on a European tour in early 1974, performing at the Midem convention in Cannes, at the Rainbow Theatre in London, and on the German television show Musikladen. When Stevie was signed by Motown in 1961, his surname was legally changed to Morris, which (according to Lula Mae Hardaway's authorized biography) was an old family name. [41] Wonder and Wright wanted to "touch on the social problems of the world", and for the lyrics "to mean something". February 18, 1972 Montral Forum, Montral, QC (supported by April Wine) 1966 U.S. Tour (1) 1987 Australia/New Zealand Tour (19) A Wonder Autumn Evening (1) A Wonder Spring Night (1) A Wonder Summer's Night (16) Characters (1) In Square Circle (58) Song Travelling Tour (1) Songs in the Key of Life Performance (47) The Secret Life of Plants (6) The Stevie Wonder Song Party (18) December 6, 1974 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, January 29-30, 1975 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, JPN November 30, 1975 Watt's Club Mozambique, Detroit, MI, 1976 July 28, 1973 Fenway Park, Boston, MA (Newport Jazz Festival, New England) Instrumental - Let Me Tell You Something, My Darling06. November 17, 1971 Oriental Theatre, Chicago, IL (supported by Gladys Knight & The Pips & The Constellations) October 27, 1974 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 4 on the pop charts) as well as the trenchant "Living for the City" (No. In 1987, Wonder appeared on Michael Jackson's Bad album, on the duet "Just Good Friends". Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of over 100 million records worldwide. Specifically, he'll join Wonder for the 1973 hit "Higher Ground.""Stevie Wonder is one of those people that's he's not only a person, he's like . July 16, 1975 Musikladen, Bremen, GER 23", "500 Greatest Albums of All Time | Songs in the Key of Life ranked no. 04 To Know You Is To Love You - Stevie Wonder - Live at the Rainbow Theatre. In June 2006, Wonder made a guest appearance on Busta Rhymes' album The Big Bang, on the track "Been through the Storm". 1 hit "Superstition" and "You Are the Sunshine of My Life". [65] In 1975, he played harmonica on two tracks on Billy Preston's album It's My Pleasure. The Way You Do It Last Night, You Do It Like You Should 17. Lester Cohen/Wonder Productions. [152] Consistent with that spiritual vision, Wonder became vegetarian, and later a vegan, singing about it in October 2015 on The Late Late Show with James Corden during the show's "Carpool Karaoke" segment. In 1983, Wonder performed the song "Stay Gold", the theme to Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of S. E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders. June 11, 1972 Forum, Inglewood, CA (2 shows, supporting Rolling Stones) 56", "500 Greatest Albums of All Time | Talking Book ranked no. [12], He began playing instruments at an early age, including piano, harmonica, and drums. His first album, The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, was released in 1962 when he was 12 years old, and his most recent, A Time to Love, was released in 2005. or on specific dates, use the filter at the top of this page.. 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