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Syreeta Wright (February 28, 1946 – July 6, 2004), [1] known mononymously as Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her music during the early 1970s through the early 1980s.
Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single " Fingertips " was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart.
Following her eighth and final operation on January 21, 1970, Terrell went into a coma. She died on March 16 at the age of 24. Terrell's funeral was held at the Janes Methodist Church in Philadelphia. [23] At the funeral, Gaye delivered a final eulogy while "You're All I Need to Get By" was playing. According to Terrell's fiancé, Dr. Ernest ...
Days after releasing ‘Innervisions’, Stevie Wonder narrowly escaped death. On the 50th anniversary of the car crash that nearly took the musician’s life, Martin Chilton chronicles that ...
Hardaway was the subject of a 2002 authorized biography entitled Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder's Mother (ISBN 0-7435-2695-3) by Dennis Love and Stacy Brown. [5] When she died in 2006, she had 20 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A service for her was held at West Angeles Church of God in Christ.
Written by Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright, and Lee Garrett Stevie Wonder wrote “It’s a Shame” with his first wife, Syreeta Wright, and Lee Garrett, who had co-written Wonder’s 1969 hit ...
After Riperton died, several artists contributed vocals to tracks she had recorded before her death, to help compile Richard Rudolph's final tribute to his wife, Love Lives Forever. Included, among others, were Peabo Bryson, Michael Jackson, and Stevie Wonder. Riperton's last single, "Give Me Time", was released in 1980.
Ethel died on Oct. 10 "from complications related to a stroke," according to a statement from her daughter, ... Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrived with wife Cheryl Hines by his side. ... Stevie Wonder.