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Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history!
MAY 13: Happy birthday to Stevie Wonder born May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan! Few artists have shaped popular music like Stevie Wonder. Emerging as a child prodigy on Motown Records in the 1960s, Stevie quickly became one of the most influential musicians in history. With his soulful voice, masterful keyboard skills, and groundbreaking songwriting, he created timeless classics like “Superstition,” “Sir Duke,” “Isn’t She Lovely,” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You."
MAY 16: Sadly, it was reported today that Dennis Locorriere passed away May 16th from kidney disease. Few voices in rock history are as instantly recognizable as Locorriere. Best known as the longtime lead singer of Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, Locorriere helped deliver some of the most memorable hits of the 1970s and early ’80s. From the playful storytelling of “The Cover of the Rolling Stone” to heartfelt ballads like “Sharing the Night Together” and “When You’re in Love with a Beautiful Woman” , his warm, soulful voice gave every song personality and charm. Additionally, he was a talented songwriter who wrote songs recorded by artists such as Bob Dylan, Olivia Newton-John, and Willie Nelson.
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