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Stevie Wonder, his Musicality, and his Humanity.

#Humanity #Music #SongsintheKeyofLife #StevieWonder " Songs in the Key of Life " To say this Album means Everything to me is an understatement. Throughout his conceptual album, Stevie both sings and writes of Peace, Love, Identity, Faith, Environmental Consciousness, and Cultural Awareness , to name a few. When the album was released, I was ten years old. I spent countless hours reading the liner notes—the lyrics for all the songs. I wanted to know all the people who wrote, sang, played on the album. Much of the album's depth was far too over my head as a ten-year-old, and only a few years later (Lol) do I have a little more understanding of what he was giving us. I've seen Stevie Wonder three times in my life. The first was in church, not long after moving to Los Angeles. The second time while attending Oprah's Farwell show (thanks to my brother Corey & sister in law Carrie), the third time was when my sister Sharon (R.I.P.) bought tickets for all of us ...

Diana Ross' 75th Birthday Was a Star-Studded Hollywood Affair

#DianaRoss  #Motown #75thbirthday #TraceeEllisRoss #Beyonce #HeidiKlum #StevieWonder Diana Ross is still that diva who can get just about every single major celeb -- from multiple generations -- to show up in one iconic venue to celebrate her 75th birthday. The Motown legend finally hit the big 7-5 Tuesday with a blowout party at the Hollywood Palladium that featured an incredible who's-who guest list. From family, like her kids Tracee Ellis Ross and Evan Ross ... to Berry Gordy, Beyonce, Heidi Klum, Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder, Kris Jenner, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, Robin Thicke, Diddy and Chris Rock. Even Leo DiCaprio showed up, and while he was definitely the most under-dressed dude ... it was a classic Leo look.  That's just a small sample of how many people showed out to pack the Palladium and see Diana perform. Remember, her bday celebration's been going on since last month at the Grammy Awards ... but this party had Bey singing "Happy Birthday...