Monday, October 16, 2006

Stevie Wonder was born Steveland Morris in Saginaw, Michigan on May 13, 1950, and by the time he reached 13 he had his first hit, Fingertips - Pt2. It was not an overnight sensation type of success though, as he had been signed to Motown Records in 1960 and for three years was doing background vocal work before he hit the charts on his own. Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. re-named him Little Stevie Wonder.

He has had an astounding career thus far, with 65 songs appearing on the Billboard charts between 1963 and 1997, including 28 in the Top Ten!

This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Stevie Wonder. It was not an easy task to select just two songs, but I play by the rules, here they are: Uptight (Everything's Alright) and Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours. Which song do you prefer?

Come to the Voice Your Choice page at Treasure Island Oldies and make your selection. We'll play the song with the most votes in Hour 3 on this week's show.