Stevie Wonder

Take a stroll down memory lane and see what happened this week in music history, July 16-22.

June 18th,1977- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers appear at Friars Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire England with opening act The Boomtown Rats. June 19th, 1980- Donna Summer becomes the first artist to be signed to Geffen Records. June 20th, 1948- The Ed Sullivan Show premiered on CBS. Th...

Take a stroll down memory lane and see what happened this week in music history, June 4th - June 10th.

March 19th, 1974 – Jefferson Airplane re-named the group and became Jefferson Starship. The new line-up included Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, drummer Johnny Barbata, David Freiberg, Peter Kaukonen, Cragi Chaquico and Papa John Creach.

January 9th, 1997 – It’s the day after David Bowie’s 50th birthday and he’s throwing a ‘Birthday Bash’ at the Madison Square Garden with special guests Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure,The Foo Fighters, Lou Reed and Billy Corgan. Bowie is also performing and the proceeds would go to the Save The Children fund.

December 12th, 1970 – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles start a two week run at No.1 on the singles chart with ‘Tears Of A Clown’. It was the group’s 26th Top 40 hit and first No.1.

I’ve never seen James Corden’s show, but any fan of Stevie Wonder has to be ok. This has to be one of the coolest car games ever. If you're getting to play karaoke with Stevie Wonder it can't be that bad regardless of how good or bad James Corden may or may not be...

August 8th, 1970 - Janis Joplin purchases a headstone for her biggest musical influence, blues singer Bessie Smith. Smith passed away in 1937 from injuries sustained in a tragic car accident and

July 18th,1992 - Whitney Houston marries Bobby Brown at her estate right here in New Jersey. Those in attendance included Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, and Patti LaBelle.

This weekend on NJ101.5 Jersey's favorite hits feature your favorite songs from the amazing Stevie Wonder! You can win Stevie Wonder tickets all weekend long to catch Stevie at the Prudential Center on April 14th!