Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder Are Together In Perfect Harmony - Music History - Calendar Event of the Day

 

1982 The racial-harmony anthem "Ebony And Ivory," by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, hits #1 in the US. Read the full story   More Events:   1975 Fleetwood Mac play their first concert with new members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks at a show in El Paso, Texas.   1948   1986 Run-DMC release their Raising Hell album, featuring the groundbreaking rap reworking of "Walk This Way." It's the first rap album to go Platinum and also the first to crack the Top 10, climbing to #3.   See More Events

 

Stevie Wonder Plays "Superstition" On Sesame Street - Music History - Calendar Event of The Day

 

1973 In one of the show's most memorable moments, Stevie Wonder plays a funky, 7-minute live version of "Superstition" on Sesame Street. Read the full story   More Events:   1983 R.E.M. release their debut album, Murmur.   1975 Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom," named after the professional tennis team his friend Billie Jean King coaches, hits #1 on the Hot 100.   1966 In an eerie recreation of the duo's single from the year before, Jan Berry of Jan & Dean crashes his Corvette into a parked truck on Beverly Hills' Whittier Drive, near a stretch of road in Los Angeles known as Dead Man's Curve. Berry suffers paralysis and extensive brain damage, and will require four years of rehabilitation to be able to talk and a full decade in order to perform live again.   See More Events

Stevie Wonder Rallies For MLK Day - Music History - Calendar Event of The Day

 

1981 Stevie Wonder leads a rally in Washington to get Martin Luther King's birthday declared an official holiday. He performs his song "Happy Birthday," written for King, which becomes a rallying call for the movement. Read the full story   More Events:   1994 Counting Crows are the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing "Mr. Jones" and "Round Here." The appearance sparks sales of their debut album and sends radio stations scrambling to add the songs to their playlists. Despite this breakthrough appearance, the band is never asked back for the show.   1967 Mick Jagger does as he's told and sings "let's spend the night together" as "let's spend some time together" when The Rolling Stones appear on the Ed Sullivan Show. Jagger rolls his eyes derisively when he sings the altered line.   1961 The Supremes sign with Motown Records. Along with Mary Wilson, Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, there is a fourth member, Barbara Martin, who leaves a year later. All except Martin are under 18 (Ross is 16) and need parental consent, which is granted after label boss Berry Gordy and his sister, Esther, win over their parents.   See More Events

Stevie Wonder Plays "Superstition" On Sesame Street - Music History - Calendar 'Event of The day'

 

Stevie Wonder Plays "Superstition" On Sesame Street     1973 In one of the show's most memorable moments, Stevie Wonder plays a funky, 7-minute live version of "Superstition" on Sesame Street. Read the full story   More Events:   1976 Bob Seger, beloved in Michigan but an obscurity elsewhere, releases Live Bullet, which captures the intensity of his live performances and makes him a national act.   1988 Sonny Bono (of Sonny & Cher) is elected mayor in his hometown of Palm Springs, California. He holds the position until 1992; in 1994 he is elected to Congress.   1983 R.E.M. release their debut album, Murmur.   See More Events Click here for previous post