Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Born: May 13, 1950
in Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Stevland Hardaway Morris (previously Judkins; born May 13, 1950), better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. Blind since shortly after birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records' Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.

Among Wonder's best known works are singles such as "Superstition", "Sir Duke", "I Wish" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist. Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary, with Wonder at number five.

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Movies for Stevie Wonder...

The Greatest Night in Pop
Title: The Greatest Night in Pop
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 19, 2024
Type: Movie
In 1985, 46 music icons, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder, came together for the most star-studded recording session in history. This is the untold story of the legendary global pop song “We Are the World” — which very nearly didn’t happen.
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American Symphony
Title: American Symphony
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 24, 2023
Type: Movie
Musician Jon Batiste attempts to compose a symphony as his wife, writer Suleika Jaouad, undergoes cancer treatment.
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Black Note
Title: Black Note
Character: Archive Footage
Released: January 14, 2023
Type: Movie
A series of stories told from the eyes of musicians connected black culture across the City of Manchester, documenting their history and personal experiences with it as well as their ideology moving forward.
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Title: Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 21, 2022
Type: TV
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Title: 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 19, 2022
Type: Movie
The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Title: Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Character: Self
Released: September 6, 2022
Type: Movie
A special tribute concert honoring 16-time Grammy winner Paul Simon that took place on April 6 2022 with a special appearance by the legendary singer/songwriter himself. The special tribute concert features performances from Dave Matthews, Brad Paisley, Brandi Carlile, Billy Porter, Rhiannon Giddens, Shaggy & many more.
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George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Title: George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Character: Self
Released: June 16, 2022
Type: Movie
Freedom Uncut chronicles the tumultuous — yet creatively fruitful — period of George Michael’s life and career following the release of his 1987 solo debut, Faith, then through the creation and release of his 1990 follow-up Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1. Along with documenting his creative efforts during this period, the doc will also explore his relationship with Anselmo Feleppa — who died from AIDS-related complications — as well as the death of Michael’s mother.
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Stevie Wonder At The BBC
Title: Stevie Wonder At The BBC
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 19, 2022
Type: Movie
A collection of Stevie Wonder's best BBC moments, including hits such as I Just Called to Say I Love You, Happy Birthday, He’s Misstra Know-It-All and Love’s in Need of Love Today.
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Parkinson at 50
Title: Parkinson at 50
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 28, 2021
Type: Movie
Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of the interview trade and remembering some of his favourite encounters.
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Title: Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Character: Self
Released: July 2, 2021
Type: Movie
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.
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Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days
Title: Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2021
Type: Movie
For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Title: Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 23, 2021
Type: Movie
Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show in television history. From the iconic furry characters to the classic songs you know by heart, learn how a gang of visionary creators changed the world.
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537 Votes
Title: 537 Votes
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 21, 2020
Type: Movie
Documentary chronicling the political machinations that led to the unprecedented, contested outcome of the 2000 presidential election, including the chaotic voter recount in Florida that ended with George W. Bush winning by a razor-thin margin.
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Who You Gonna Call?
Title: Who You Gonna Call?
Character: Self
Released: September 26, 2020
Type: Movie
Filmmaker Fran Strine explores the riveting true story of the man who wrote and recorded the global smash hit song “Ghostbusters,” which became a universally recognized pop culture classic.
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Title: The Oprah Conversation
Character: Self
Released: July 30, 2020
Type: TV
Oprah leads intimate discussions with today’s foremost newsmakers, thought leaders, and masters of their craft. Bringing truth and perspective to a range of topics shaping our world, they reveal gripping stories of human connection.
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John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day
Title: John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day
Character: Self
Released: June 21, 2020
Type: Movie
John Legend, father of two and EGOT winner, invites us to a celebration of dads with a one-hour variety special.
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Title: Dear...
Character: Self
Released: June 5, 2020
Type: TV
An inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work.
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One World: Together at Home
Title: One World: Together at Home
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 2020
Type: Movie
A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.
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The Changin' Times of Ike White
Title: The Changin' Times of Ike White
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 28, 2020
Type: Movie
Ike White was a musical prodigy who recorded a funk and soul classic album inside a Californian prison in 1974. Then he disappeared. 30 years later, director Dan Vernon tracked him down, only to find a trail of wives, lives and false identities that leave as many questions as answers.
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Stevie Wonder : Visionnaire et prophète
Title: Stevie Wonder : Visionnaire et prophète
Released: November 29, 2019
Type: Movie
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Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
Title: Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 17, 2019
Type: Movie
From the small clubs of Liverpool to the world stage, Sir Paul McCartney has dedicated his life to the music industry. He has not only dominated the airwaves all over the world with the Beatles, but he has also dominated the charts with Wings and his solo work. But Paul McCartney's life hasn't always been glamorous and has been met with some extremely dark days. Experience the story behind one of the music industries most treasured musical icons. This is Sir Paul McCartney.
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The Price of Protest
Title: The Price of Protest
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 18, 2019
Type: Movie
United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem, protesting police brutality against black people. Part of the population regards the gesture as an unacceptable affront to the flag. Later, he loses his place on his team. Today, however, he is considered by many as a true hero.
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Chasing Happiness
Title: Chasing Happiness
Character: Self
Released: June 4, 2019
Type: Movie
From humble roots as pastor's sons in New Jersey, through their meteoric rise to fame, the Jonas Brothers' bond was unshakeable-until a surprising and painful breakup led Joe, Kevin and Nick down very different paths. With deeply personal interviews, previously unreleased footage and exclusive music, this is the Jonas Brothers as never seen before.
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Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
Title: Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2019
Type: Movie
The tribute to the iconic sound that changed America featuring Boyz II Men, Chloe X Halle, Ciara, Lamont Dozier, Fantasia, Brian & Eddie Holland, Thelma Houston, Tori Kelly, John Legend, Little Big Town, Ne-Yo, Pentatonix, Martha Reeves, Diana Ross, Valerie Simpson, Mickey Stevenson, Meghan Trainor and Stevie Wonder.
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Title: Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
Character: Self
Released: December 9, 2018
Type: Movie
“Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones,” is a star-studded evening that celebrates the life and legacy of the icon. In celebration of such a legendary figure, some of the biggest stars came to share in on the celebration. Performers such as Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Brian McKnight, John Legend, Gloria Estefan, Fantasia, Charlie Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor, Patti Austin, Yolanda Adams, Ledisi, and Cynthia Erivo all hit the stage to pay tribute to Quincy Jones by performing his classic works. Additionally, Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith, Danny Glover, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle, LL Cool J, Rashida Jones, and Ludacris shared their personal stories of how Quincy has impacted them throughout the years. The special was taped in September at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
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A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Title: A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 2018
Type: Movie
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen celebrate with friends, family and song.
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Quincy
Title: Quincy
Character: Self
Released: September 21, 2018
Type: Movie
An intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.
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Travis Scott: Stop Trying to Be God
Title: Travis Scott: Stop Trying to Be God
Character: Self
Released: August 6, 2018
Type: Movie
Official music video for "Stop Trying to Be God" by Travis Scott.
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Mr. SOUL!
Title: Mr. SOUL!
Character: Self (archival footage)
Released: April 27, 2018
Type: Movie
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage. He was hip. He was smart. He was innovative, political, and gay. In his personal fight for social equality, this man ensured the Revolution would be televised. The man was Ellis Haizlip. The Revolution was soul!
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George Michael: Freedom
Title: George Michael: Freedom
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 2017
Type: Movie
This documentary covers the span of George Michael's entire career, concentrating on the formative period in the late Grammy® Award winner’s life and career, leading up to and following the making of his acclaimed, best-selling album “Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1” and his subsequent, infamous High Court battle with his record label that followed, while also becoming poignantly personal about the death of his late partner and first love, Anselmo Feleppa.
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Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Title: Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
Released: September 24, 2017
Type: Movie
A DMB Gig especially for the victims of the waterflood in Charlottesville
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One Love Manchester
Title: One Love Manchester
Character: Self
Released: June 4, 2017
Type: Movie
Live coverage of the concert set up by Ariana Grande at Old Trafford cricket ground to benefit those affected by the May 2017 Manchester bomb attack. Performers include Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Take That, Pharrell Williams, Niall Horan, Miley Cyrus, Usher, Robbie Williams, Little Mix and The Black Eyed Peas.
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Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Title: Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
Character: Self - Performer
Released: April 16, 2017
Type: Movie
A star-studded tribute concert celebrating the iconic pop trio's impressive career.
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Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Title: Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Character: Self
Released: December 20, 2016
Type: Movie
19-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday is celebrated by a host of celebrities in this two-hour music special held at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, with musical performances by Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Rufus Wainwright and Stevie Wonder.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Title: National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2016
Type: Movie
The grand opening dedication ceremony of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Title: Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Character: Self
Released: February 6, 2016
Type: Movie
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Title: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character: Self
Released: May 30, 2015
Type: Movie
The 30th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors: Ringo Starr, The “5” Royales, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lou Reed, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble and Bill Withers.
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Title: The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 23, 2015
Type: TV
Once Craig Ferguson retires, James Corden will be taking over The Late Late Show. The show is a late night talk show that interviews celebrities and has its own bits. And of course, it's all hosted by James Corden.
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Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Title: Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
Character: Self
Released: February 26, 2015
Type: Movie
"Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY Salute" will feature some of today's top artists covering songs by the legendary GRAMMY winner, as well as other archival material. In addition, various presenters will help highlight the historical impact of Wonder's songs on music and our culture. In the 56-year history of the GRAMMY Awards, Wonder is the only artist to have received Album Of The Year honors in three out of four consecutive years with Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and the seminal Songs In The Key Of Life. With a catalog that is one of the richest treasure troves in American music, his songs are still revered and influential today and his longevity as one of America's — and the world's — most respected and beloved artists is well earned.
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Title: Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 25, 2015
Type: Movie
A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring rare and never before seen footage, this is the mind boggling story of The National Lampoon from its subversive and electrifying beginnings, to rebirth as an unlikely Hollywood heavyweight, and beyond. A humour empire like no other, the impact of the magazines irreverent, often shocking, sensibility was nothing short of seismic: this is an institution whose (drunk stoned brilliant) alumni left their fingerprints all over popular culture. Both insanely great and breathtakingly innovative, The National Lampoon created the foundation of modern comic sensibility by setting the bar in comedy impossibly high.
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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Title: The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Character: Self
Released: February 9, 2014
Type: Movie
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, this magnificent star-studded tribute salutes the Fab Four. Appearing with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were guest musicians Joe Walsh, Gary Clark, Jr., Stevie Wonder, The Eurythmics, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Dave Grohl, Katy Perry, Peter Frampton, and more.
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Title: Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 27, 2013
Type: TV
Cachitos de hierro y cromo is a Spanish musical-themed documentary program, directed by Jero Rodríguez and hosted by Virginia Díaz. It is an unapologetic musical display of RTVE's sound legacy in the form of performances on the set of programs such as 'Aplauso', 'Galas del Sábado', 'Mapa Sonoro', 'Zona Franca' or 'Los Conciertos de Radio 3'. For nearly 60 years, artists and other specimens have stormed viewers' screens. The result is a polyphony of images and memories that includes everything from James Brown to Camela, from Perales to REM, from Gabinete to Violent Femmes. And so all the time. Our secret weapon has been the historical archive of TVE, the repository of Spanish collective memory for more than half a century.
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20 Feet from Stardom
Title: 20 Feet from Stardom
Character: Self
Released: June 14, 2013
Type: Movie
Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we've had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now.
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Bad 25
Title: Bad 25
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 2012
Type: Movie
Spike Lee pays tribute to Michael Jackson's Bad on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the epochal album, offering behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson recording the album and interviews with confidants, musicians, choreographers, and such music-world superstars as Kanye West, Sheryl Crow, Cee Lo Green and Mariah Carey.
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A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Title: A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 2012
Type: Movie
• 01 Down With Love - Diana Krall • 02 Guilty - Seal • 03 Somewhere - Leona Lewis • 04 On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) / Lazy Afternoon - Herbie Hancock And Nikki Yanofsky • 05 My Man - Lea Michele • 06 Come Rain Or Come Shine - Jeff Beck, Leann Rimes And Bebe Winans • 07 Send In The Clowns - Faith Hill • 08 One Less Bell To Answer / A House Is Not A Home - Kristin Chenoweth And Matthew Morrison • 09 Memory - Barry Manilow • 10 Smile - Tony Bennett • 11 People - Stevie Wonder Featuring Arturo Sandoval • 12 Windmills Of Your Mind - Barbra Streisand • 13 The Promise (I'll Never Say Goodbye) - Barbra Streisand
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The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Title: The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Character: Self - Performer
Released: June 3, 2012
Type: Movie
A world-class line-up of musical stars from Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John to current chart toppers Jessie J and Ed Sheeran will perform at a spectacular free concert to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this summer. Ten thousand tickets are to be given away through a public ballot for the event, to be held outside Buckingham Palace on June 4, while millions more will be able to watch the musical extravaganza live on BBC1 and Radio 2. Organised by Take That singer Gary Barlow, it will showcase the best of pop, rock, classical and musical theatre from each decade of the monarch’s 60-year reign
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iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
Title: iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
Character: Himself
Released: November 16, 2011
Type: Movie
Steve Jobs was a creative and technological visionary who quite simply changed society as we know it. As co-founder and CEO of Apple Computer, Jobs ushered in personal computing to the masses, which in turn led to new innovations which completely changed our way of life - from how we do our work, to the way we watch movies, listen to music and interact socially. Discovery Channel will feature iGENIUS: HOW STEVE JOBS CHANGED THE WORLD, a one-hour documentary that celebrates these innovations.
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Stevie Wonder live at Rock in Rio 2011
Title: Stevie Wonder live at Rock in Rio 2011
Character: Himself - Singer, Piano, Keyboards
Released: September 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Show de Stevie Wonder no Palco Mundo do Rock in Rio 2011 em 29/09/11. Em clima de ‘Bossa in Rio’, Stevie Wonder conquista público com hits. Além de seus sucessos, ele tocou ‘Garota de Ipanema’ e ‘Você abusou’. Show de quase duas horas desta sexta-feira teve a cantora Janelle Monáe. A sinergia entre ele e o público começou desde a 1h30, quando subiu no palco empunhando uma keytar (mistura de guitarra com teclado).
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Stevie Wonder: The Best of Stevie Wonder
Title: Stevie Wonder: The Best of Stevie Wonder
Character: Himself
Released: May 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Stevie Wonder: The Best of Stevie Wonder brings a collection featuring the best of the jazz icon Stevie Wonder. With almost an hour, this collection features live recordings of his greatest hits
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Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
Title: Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
Character: Self
Released: June 28, 2010
Type: Movie
President and Mrs. Obama host a concert on June 2 in honor of musician Sir Paul McCartney’s receipt of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Tracklist: 01. Introduction 02. Paul McCartney - Got To Get You Into My Life 03. Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out 04. The Jonas Bros. - Drive My Car 05. Jerry Seinfeld 06. Jack White - Mother Nature`s Son / That Would Be Something 07. Faith Hill - The Long And Winding Road 08. Herbie Hancock & Corinne Bailey Rae - Blackbird 09. Elvis Costello - Penny Lane 10. Emmylou Harris - For No One 11. Lang Lang - Celebrations 12. Dave Grohl - Band On The Run 13. Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder - Ebony And Ivory 14. President Barack Obama - Speech 15. Paul McCartney - Speech 16. Paul McCartney - Michelle 17. Paul McCartney - Eleanor Rigby 18. Paul McCartney - Let It Be 19. Paul McCartney - Hey Jude 20. Paul McCartney - Yesterday
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Stevie Wonder - Live at Glastonbury
Title: Stevie Wonder - Live at Glastonbury
Character: Himself - Vocal, Piano
Released: June 27, 2010
Type: Movie
Motown legend Stevie Wonder makes his way to Glastonbury to headline the final day of the festival's 40th Anniversary.
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Hard Rock Calling 2010
Title: Hard Rock Calling 2010
Character: Self
Released: June 25, 2010
Type: Movie
Hard Rock Calling is an established London open air music event which showcases well known international acts, and a few legends over two days, and has a genuine festival feel to it.
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Hope for Haiti Now
Title: Hope for Haiti Now
Character: Self
Released: January 2, 2010
Type: Movie
Telethon concert in support of relief organizations dedicated to assisting victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January 2010.
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Title: The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Character: Self
Released: November 29, 2009
Type: Movie
On October 29th and 30th, 2009, rock 'n' roll royalty held court at Madison Square Garden for what have been called 'the best concerts ever,' and 'where rock 'n' roll history was made.' The concerts featured a who's who of rock 'n' roll from the '50s to the '90s and included artists performing together in unprecedented combinations that will most likely never be witnessed again. 'The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Anniversary Concerts' included sets by Crosby, Stills & Nash; Stevie Wonder; Paul Simon; Simon & Garfunkel; Aretha Franklin; Metallica; U2; Jeff Beck and Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band. Joining this iconic line up on stage were special guests including: Jerry Lee Lewis, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Smokey Robinson, B.B. King, Annie Lennox, Lou Reed, John Fogerty, Mick Jagger, Fergie and others. A 4-hour special of the concerts aired on HBO to high ratings, and was seen by tens of millions. Now this historic event is available on DVD.
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When Woodstock Was Young
Title: When Woodstock Was Young
Character: Self
Released: November 17, 2009
Type: Movie
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Stevie Wonder: Live at Last
Title: Stevie Wonder: Live at Last
Character: Lead Singer/Piano/Harmonica
Released: March 10, 2009
Type: Movie
LIVE AT LAST was filmed at the O2 in the London during 'A Wonder Summer's Night' tour in 2008, his first tour in over a decade which sold over 120, 000 tickets in the UK alone. The track list traces a lifetime of innovation and accomplishment stretching from Wonder's teens with "My Cherie Amour" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" as well as iconic hits that redefined pop and R&B music, including "Superstition," "Higher Ground," "Living For the City," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "I Wish," while reaching into his classic albums for such enduring fan favorites as "All I Do," "Overjoyed" and "Knocks Me Off My Feet..."
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Motown at the BBC
Title: Motown at the BBC
Character: Self
Released: February 20, 2009
Type: Movie
To mark the 50-year anniversary of Motown in 2009, a compilation of some of the iconic record label's greatest names filmed live in the BBC studios. Visitors from Hitsville USA over the years have included Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops and The Jackson 5.
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Title: We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Character: Self
Released: January 18, 2009
Type: Movie
A public celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America at the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall in Washington D.C., on January 18, 2009.
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Title: Stand Up to Cancer
Character: Self - Performer
Released: September 5, 2008
Type: TV
A biennial charitable telethon bringing together all the networks and the biggest stars in entertainment, for one night of music, laughter, and inspiration. The aim is to raise significant funds for translational cancer research, raise awareness, and bring about an understanding that everyone is connected to cancer.
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Stevie Wonder: Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo 1982
Title: Stevie Wonder: Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo 1982
Character: Himself
Released: September 24, 2007
Type: Movie
1. Land Of Lala (6:08) 2. Ribbon In The Sky (6:42) 3. My Cherie Amour (3:29) 4. Sir Duke (2:56) 5. I Wish (4:10) 6. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (4:40) 7. Overjoyed (3:25) 8. Lately (2:25) 9. Superstition (5:21) 10. Ebony And Ivory (4:22) 11. We Are The World (3:36) 12. I Just Called To Say I Love You (7:54) 13. It's Wrong (4:23) 14. Part-time Lover (7:10) Recorded Live At Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo November 5th, 1982
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Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Title: Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Character: Self
Released: June 27, 2007
Type: Movie
The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song will honor either a songwriter, interpreter, or singer/songwriter whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting the genre of song as a vehicle of artistic expression and cultural understanding. Paul Simon, one of America's most respected songwriters and musicians, was the recipient of the first annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Named in honor of the legendary George and Ira Gershwin, the award recognizes the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world's culture.
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Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Title: Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Tony Bennett's most recent album Duets: An American Classic featured Bennett recording duets of his greatest hits with today's greatest stars including Bono, Elton John, Paul McCartney, John Legend, Sting, Billy Joel, Michael Buble, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, and many more! Now, Duets: The Making Of An American Classic goes into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tony Bennett's acclaimed 2006 album. Features Elton John, Bono, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, Sting, the Dixie Chicks, and others who participated in this musical celebration of Bennett's 80th birthday.
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Stevie Wonder - At The Nippon Budoken Hall Tokyo 1982
Title: Stevie Wonder - At The Nippon Budoken Hall Tokyo 1982
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Stevie Wonder is the grand old master of Motown soul. As early as 1963, Little Stevie Wonder had his first No. 1 hit single, Fingertips. Blind virtually from birth, Stevie was born in 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. His commercial breakthrough was in 1972, when he released his masterpiece Talking Book. In 1976, his double album Songs in The Key Of Life became a milestone in music history. Based on the material of those two albums, Stevie played this celebrated concert at the legendary Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo , Japan. The recording dates from 1982, when Stevie was at the peak of his career. Tracklist: 1. Land Of Lala 2. Ribbon In The Sky 3. My Cherie Amour 4. Sir Duke 5. I Wish 6. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 7. Overjoyed 8. Lately 9. Superstition 10. Ebony And Ivory 11. We Are The World 12. I Just Called To Say I Love You 13. Its Wrong 14. Part-Time Lover
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Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Title: Tony Bennett: An American Classic
Character: Self
Released: November 22, 2006
Type: Movie
A celebration of the life of musical icon Tony Bennett on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The special charts Bennett’s career by faithfully re-creating venues from his past. Bennett is joined for each number by the artists that collaborated with him on his Duets album.
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Stevie Wonder: Broadcasting Live
Title: Stevie Wonder: Broadcasting Live
Character: Himself
Released: July 31, 2006
Type: Movie
1. Fingertips 2. For Once In My Life 3. You Met Your Match 4. Never Dreamed You'd Leave Me In Summer 5. Signed, Sealed, Delivered 6. Superstition 7. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 8. You Haven't Done Nothin' 9. A-Tisket, A-Tisket 10. Medley (Sir Duke/That Girl/Superstition) 11. I Just Called To Say I Love You 12. Part-Time Lover, 13 .We Can Work It Out 14 .That's What Friends Are For
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Live 8
Title: Live 8
Character: Self
Released: November 7, 2005
Type: Movie
On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe - asked people not for their money, but for their voice.
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Title: Top of the Pops Reloaded
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 2005
Type: TV
Top of the Pops: Reloaded is a weekly children's music show broadcast as part of the Saturday morning CBBC schedule on BBC Two. It was based on the show, Top Of The Pops, following on from its predecessor Top of the Pops Saturday. It was shown on BBC Two at 11am on Saturdays and repeated at 6pm on the CBBC Channel on Sunday. Presenters included Fearne Cotton, Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes. The show also regularly featured Radio 1 DJs JK & Joel. From episode twelve onwards, a new feature was introduced where digital viewers could press their red button to access a different choice of music. Richard Oliff was the first ever 'Dad-Dancer' to be featured on the show, performing to Mylo's Doctor Pressure.
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Title: Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Character: Self
Released: October 7, 2004
Type: Movie
A meld of legendary performers and contemporary artists of today who have been influenced by Ray's music perform in this concert extravaganza.
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Title: Fahrenheit 9/11
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 25, 2004
Type: Movie
Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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The World of Nat King Cole
Title: The World of Nat King Cole
Character: Self
Released: June 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Combining rare original archive footage, home movies and authored by 40 intimate interviews with friends and celebrity fans this feature length film charts Nat "King" Cole's battle with racist 50’s America to become a superstar. An intimate portrait, it’s filled with music and accompanied the release of the album of the same name.
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Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
Title: Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 27, 2004
Type: Movie
Radio disc jockey legend Casey Kasem presents this collection featuring momentous occasions in music history. This installment delves into the mid-1960s emergence of R&B, as soul became a mainstay in American music. Performances include "I Feel Good" by James Brown, "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding, "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, "My Girl" by The Temptations, "Fingertips" by Stevie Wonder, "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge and more.
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Title: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Released: December 3, 2003
Type: TV
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an American reality television series providing home improvements for less fortunate families and community schools. The show is hosted by former model, carpenter and veteran television personality Ty Pennington. Each episode features a family that has faced some sort of recent or ongoing hardship such as a natural disaster or a family member with a life-threatening illness, in need of new hope. The show's producers coordinate with a local construction contractor, which then coordinates with various companies in the building trades for a makeover of the family's home. This includes interior, exterior and landscaping, performed in seven days while the family is on vacation and documented in the episode. If the house is beyond repair, they replace it entirely. The show's producers and crew film set and perform the makeover but do not pay for it. The materials and labor are donated. Many skilled and unskilled volunteers assist in the rapid construction of the house. EM:HE is considered a spinoff of Extreme Makeover, an earlier series providing personal makeovers to selected individuals, which the Home Edition has now outlasted. This show displays extreme changes to help recreate someone's space. However, the format differs considerably; in the original Extreme Makeover, for instance, participants were not necessarily chosen based on any recent hardship, whereas the family's backstory is an important component of Home Edition. EM:HE also has similarities to other home renovation series such as Trading Spaces, on which Pennington was previously a key personality.
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The Best Of Beat
Title: The Best Of Beat
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: December 1, 2003
Type: Movie
1 –No Artist. Introduction, 2 –Stevie Wonder. Fingertips, Part 2, 3 –Bob Dylan. Blowin' In The Wind, 4 –Gene Pitney. 24 Hours From Tulsa, 5 –Roy Orbison. Pretty Woman, 6 –Sonny & Cher. I Got You Babe 7 –The Byrds. All I Really Want To Do, 8 –The Hollies. Look Through Any Window, 9 –Beach Boys*. Sloop John B., 10 –The Four Tops*. Reach Out, 11 –Ike & Tina Turner. River Deep Mountain High, 12 –Nancy Sinatra. These Boots Are Made For Walking, 13 –Peter & Gordon. Woman, 14 –Simon & Garfunkel. Homeward Bound, 15 –Pink Floyd. See Emily Play, 16 –The Moody Blues. Nights In White Satin, 17 –The Mamas & The Papas. Dedicated To The One I Love, 18 –Donovan. Mellow Yellow, 19 –Esther & Abi Ofarim. Cinderella Rockafella, 20 –Fleetwood Mac. Need Your Love So Bad, 21 –Janis Joplin. A Piece Of My Heart, 22 –Unknown Artist. When Rock Goes On (Instrumental)
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Christmas in Hollywood
Title: Christmas in Hollywood
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 13, 2003
Type: Movie
Dozens of stars--including Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Bob Hope, and more--demonstrate how the yuletide season is celebrated in the perpetually warm and sunny world of Hollywood, California.
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Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved
Title: Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved
Character: Himself
Released: November 1, 2003
Type: Movie
Released in tandem with the tribute album Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, this home video collection brings together rare and unusual live footage and television appearances by Kiss, playing their explosive hit songs at several stages of their career. Kiss: Kiss My Ass… features excerpts from live performances from 1975 to 1992, as well as rare
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Title: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2003
Type: TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.
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The Giants of Black Music
Title: The Giants of Black Music
Character: Self
Released: March 24, 2003
Type: Movie
Mother Popcorn - James Brown What's The Use Of Breaking Up - Jerry Butler MacArthur Park - Della Reese Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie Wonder Nowhere To Run - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Nothing But Heartaches - The Supremes Ain't That Peculiar - Marvin Gaye Goin' To A Go-Go - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Don't Mess With Bill - The Marvelettes Something About You - The Four Tops River Deep, Mountain High - Mary Wilson It's a Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown Everyday People - Sly & Family Stone
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Title: Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character: Self
Released: January 26, 2003
Type: TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.
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Title: American Idol
Character: Self - Guest Performer
Released: June 11, 2002
Type: TV
Each year, hopeful singers from all over the country audition to be part of one of the biggest shows in American television history. Who will become the new American Idol?
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Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
Title: Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
Tempo Rei is the first audiovisual record of Gilberto Gil's vast work, celebrating the artist's thirty-year career, celebrated in 1996. Gil recalls his artistic trajectory, recalls striking facts and reveals some intimacies. Completely filmed on film, it includes great successes of the artist like Madalena, Cores Vivas, Vamos Fugir, Procissão and Expresso 2222.
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Title: Star Academy
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2001
Type: TV
Star Academy is a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It is broadcast on TF1. At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries.
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America: A Tribute to Heroes
Title: America: A Tribute to Heroes
Character: Self - Performer
Released: September 21, 2001
Type: Movie
A benefit concert and telethon organized by George Clooney and broadcast uninterrupted and commercial-free by the four major television networks just 10 days after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon to raise money for the victims and their families,
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MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
Title: MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
Character: Self
Released: March 13, 2001
Type: Movie
Pop artist Janet Jackson was selected as MTV's inaugural Icon, in an event held in Los Angeles. The ceremony was attended by several artists singing Janet's songs, cebebrities presenting the special and was finished by Janet singing her hit single "All For You".
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From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
Title: From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 1998
Type: Movie
Go behind the scenes of Mulan, in glorious Low-Definition VHS. Originally recorded on VHS from Australian TV in 1998.
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Title: TRL
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: TV
Total Request Live was a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continued to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests. The show was a popular promotion tool used by musicians, actors, and other celebrities to promote their newest works to the show's target teen demographic. TRL played the top ten most requested videos of the day, as requested by viewers who voted online for their favorite video. The countdown started with the tenth most requested video and ended with the most requested. As of October 22, 2007, TRL's countdown was based on votes, charts, ringtones, download, radio airplay, and streams, meaning that the most user requested video might not have been the number 1 video. The show generally aired Monday through Thursday for one hour, though the scheduling and length of the show fluctuated over the years. Despite the word "Live" in the title of the show, many episodes were actually pre-recorded. It was announced on September 15, 2008 that TRL would be shut down and replaced with FNMTV. The special three-hour finale aired on November 16, 2008, at 8 p.m.
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Brian Wilson’s Imagination
Title: Brian Wilson’s Imagination
Character: Self
Released: August 24, 1998
Type: Movie
This documentary includes footage from a Brian Wilson solo concert and documents the making of his 1998 album "Imagination".
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Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Title: Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
Character: Self
Released: June 9, 1998
Type: Movie
Pavarotti And Friends for the Children of Liberia
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Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
Title: Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
Released: September 22, 1997
Type: Movie
Musicians, producers, family, colleagues and the artist himself look back on the making of Stevie Wonders's classic album "Song In the Key of Life".
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Title: Classic Albums
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 1997
Type: TV
A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.
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Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
Title: Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
Released: May 9, 1995
Type: Movie
A 1965 live concert recording featuring Dusty Springfield, The Supremes, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Martha & the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, and the Temptations.
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Stevie Wonder: A Night Of Wonder Live in London
Title: Stevie Wonder: A Night Of Wonder Live in London
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Live release that features the amazing genius of Stevie Wonder, presented in an intimate concert setting for the BBC in 1995. By the time of this show, Wonder had already enjoyed an astonishing and visionary career - first as `Little Stevie,' Motown prodigy, then as a musical adventurer in Funk and electronics. A master of both the romantic radio ballad and mature, hard-hitting dance music, Stevie shows the BBC audience every side of his enormous talent. In songs from across his multi-faceted career: `Higher Ground,' `Superstition,' `My Cherie Amour,' `Signed, Sealed, Delivered,' `You Are The Sunshine of My Life' and `I Just Called to Say I Love You,' among others. In this performance, Stevie reminds us of the soulful emotion and musical dexterity that have made him one of the most fascinating artists of our time. Immortal.
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Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Title: Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Released: March 2, 1993
Type: Movie
On October 16, 1992, an impressive and eclectic group of artists gathered at Madison Square Garden in New York City for the purpose of celebrating the music of Bob Dylan on the occasion of his 30th anniversary of recording. Bringing together musical greats as far-flung as Johnny Cash and Eddie Vedder, The Clancy Brothers and Lou Reed, the four-hour show celebrated a truly remarkable lifetime of songs in front of a sold-out audience of over 18,000. Warmly dubbed the Bobfest by participant Neil Young, the show was broadcast around the world and featured a cast of musical notables performing carefully chosen and often surprising selections from the incomparable Dylan songbook. At evening's end, the man of honor himself appeared on stage and gracefully brought it all back home again. In a world where all-star celebrity gatherings have become commonplace, the Bob Dylan celebration stood out as, first and foremost, a legitimately memorable musical event.
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Sous les marches du palais
Title: Sous les marches du palais
Character: Himself
Released: September 14, 1991
Type: Movie
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Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
Title: Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Stevie Wonder's birthday concert, May 14th 1989. Stevie Wonder 's concert special builds up to the highlight of the evening when more than 15 international stars including Tears for Fears, Billy Ocean , Aswad, Cyndi Lauper , Chaka Khan and Junior Giscombe join him on stage to take part in the biggest pop birthday bash this year.
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Title: LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Released: September 5, 1988
Type: TV
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Title: Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Character: Self
Released: June 11, 1988
Type: Movie
Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Clapton.
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Title: The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
There was a time when the biggest names in pop music believed they could change the world for the better. Faced with the intolerance and excesses of the established authorities, music celebrities decided to use their prestige to draw attention to the problems that less favoured people in the world faced. Wembley Stadium, London, 1988: thousands of English people fill one of the most famous football arenas in the world to celebrate an unforgettable pop music festival, with a lofty goal above entertainment - the celebration of the seventieth birthday of African leader Nelson Mandela.
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Title: Sacrée soirée
Character: self
Released: September 2, 1987
Type: TV
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Title: Victoires de la musique
Character: Self (Honorary Award)
Released: November 23, 1985
Type: TV
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We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Title: We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1985
Type: Movie
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.
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Title: The Cosby Show
Released: September 20, 1984
Type: TV
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
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DTV: Golden Oldies
Title: DTV: Golden Oldies
Character: Himself
Released: September 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Compilation of DTV music videos from on The Disney Channel, combining tunes from the 1940s through the 1960s with footage of Disney animation.
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I Love Quincy
Title: I Love Quincy
Character: Self
Released: March 23, 1984
Type: Movie
Documentary profile of musician and producer Quincy Jones
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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Title: Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Character: Self
Released: May 16, 1983
Type: Movie
Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion.
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Title: Champs-Elysées
Character: Self
Released: January 16, 1982
Type: TV
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Title: The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Character: Self
Released: January 4, 1980
Type: Movie
A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Title: Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 25, 1979
Type: Movie
A documentary on the pop music and culture of the 1960's, featuring film and video clips of 60's-era performers.
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Title: The Kennedy Center Honors
Character: Self
Released: December 28, 1978
Type: TV
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
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Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977
Title: Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977
Character: Self
Released: November 7, 1977
Type: Movie
Elton John's charity concert at Wembley Arena (then called the Empire Pool), where he famously announced his retirement from live touring.
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Title: Saturday Night Live
Character: Self - Host & Musical Guest
Released: October 11, 1975
Type: TV
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
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Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen 1974
Title: Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen 1974
Character: Himself - Vocals
Released: June 11, 1974
Type: Movie
Stevie Wonder 1974 concert on German TV show Musikladen/Beat Club. 1. Jam 2. Contusion 3. Higher Ground 4. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing 5. I Can See The Sun In Late December 6. He's Misstra Know-It-All 7. Living For The City 8. Superstition /// Stevie Wonder vocals, keyboards / Reggie McBride bass / Mike Sembello lead guitar, keyboards / Ollie E. Brown drums / Marlo Henderson rhythm guitar / Denice Williams, Shirley Brewer & Lani Groves background vocals
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Title: American Music Awards
Character: Self - Musical Guest
Released: February 19, 1974
Type: TV
An annual American music awards show. Unlike the Grammys, which are awarded on the basis of votes by members of the Recording Academy, the AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and music buyers.
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Stevie Wonder: Beat Club Live
Title: Stevie Wonder: Beat Club Live
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
A rare recording of Stevie Wonder in his prime. One of his best!
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The One to One Concert
Title: The One to One Concert
Character: Himself
Released: December 15, 1972
Type: Movie
August 30, 1972 benefit concert at Madison Square Garden for the victims of Willowbrook. John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band headliine along with opening acts Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack and Sha Na Na plus appearances by Geraldo Rivera, David Peel and Melanie Safka.
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Title: Musikladen
Character: Self
Released: December 13, 1972
Type: TV
Der Musikladen was a West German music television programme that ran from December 13, 1972 to November 29, 1984. The show continued the 1960s Beat-Club under a new name, and in turn was replaced by Extratour.
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Cocksucker Blues
Title: Cocksucker Blues
Character: Self
Released: July 26, 1972
Type: Movie
This fly-on-the-wall documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their 1972 North American Tour, their first return to the States since the tragedy at Altamont.
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Title: The Flip Wilson Show
Character: Self
Released: September 17, 1970
Type: TV
The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, 1974. The show starred American comedian Flip Wilson; the program was one of the first American television programs starring a black person in the title role to become highly successful with a white audience. Specifically, it was the first successful network variety series starring an African American. During its first two seasons, its Nielsen ratings made it the nation's second most watched show. The show consisted of many skits over an hour. It also broke new ground in American television by using a 'Theatre-in-the-Round' stage format, with the audience seated on all sides of a circular performance area. Wilson was most famous for creating the role of Geraldine Jones, a sassy, modern woman who had a boyfriend named Killer. Flip also created the role of Reverend Leroy, who was the minister of the Church of What's Happening Now!. New parishioners were wary of coming to the church as it was hinted that Reverend Leroy was a con artist. Wilson popularized such catchphrases as "What you see is what you get", and "The devil made me do it!".
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Black Woodstock
Title: Black Woodstock
Released: July 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as "Black Woodstock", was a series of music concerts held in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City during the summer of 1969 to celebrate African American music and culture and to promote the continued politics of black pride. The concerts took place in Harlem's Mount Morris Park on Sundays at 3PM from June 29, 1969 to August 24, 1969. The manifestation came soon after the Watts Riots, and the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.
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Title: The Johnny Cash Show
Character: Self
Released: June 7, 1969
Type: TV
The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on ABC; it was taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. The show reached No. 17 in the Nielsen ratings in 1970. Cash opened each show, and its regulars included members of his touring troupe, June Carter Cash and the Carter Family, The Statler Brothers, Carl Perkins, and The Tennessee Three, with Australian-born musical director-arranger-conductor Bill Walker. The Statler Brothers performed brief comic interludes. It featured many folk-country musicians, such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, Kris Kristofferson, Mickey Newbury, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Merle Haggard, James Taylor and Tammy Wynette. It also featured other musicians such as jazz great Louis Armstrong, who died eight months after appearing on the show.
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Title: The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Character: Self
Released: January 22, 1969
Type: TV
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show hosted by singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972 on CBS. He was offered the show after he hosted a 1968 summer replacement for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Campbell used "Gentle on My Mind" as the theme song of the show. The show was one of the few rural-oriented shows to survive CBS's rural purge of 1971.
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The New-Ark
Title: The New-Ark
Released: July 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the 1970 mayoral campaign of Ken Gibson, and an African American voter registration drive with special musical performance by Stevie Wonder.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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Bikini Beach
Title: Bikini Beach
Character: Little Stevie Wonder
Released: July 22, 1964
Type: Movie
A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.
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Muscle Beach Party
Title: Muscle Beach Party
Character: Little Stevie Wonder
Released: March 25, 1964
Type: Movie
Local beach-goers find that their beach has been taken over by a businessman training a stable of body builders.
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Title: The Hollywood Palace
Character: Self
Released: January 4, 1964
Type: TV
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, it began as a mid-season replacement for The Jerry Lewis Show, another variety show which had lasted only three months. It was staged in Hollywood at the former Hollywood Playhouse on Vine Street, which was renamed The Hollywood Palace during the show's duration and is today known as Avalon Hollywood. A little-known starlet named Raquel Welch was cast during the first season as the "Billboard Girl", who placed the names of the acts on a placard.
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Title: The Hollywood Palace
Character: Self - Singer
Released: January 4, 1964
Type: TV
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, it began as a mid-season replacement for The Jerry Lewis Show, another variety show which had lasted only three months. It was staged in Hollywood at the former Hollywood Playhouse on Vine Street, which was renamed The Hollywood Palace during the show's duration and is today known as Avalon Hollywood. A little-known starlet named Raquel Welch was cast during the first season as the "Billboard Girl", who placed the names of the acts on a placard.
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Title: Top of the Pops
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1964
Type: TV
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.
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Title: Ready Steady Go!
Character: Self
Released: August 9, 1963
Type: TV
Ready Steady Go! is one of the UK's first rock/pop music television programmes and was a forerunner of MTV-type programming. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the show's producer, and Michael Lindsay-Hogg who was appointed the show's director in 1965. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion the weekday ITV contractor for London, called Rediffusion-London post 1964. The live show was eventually networked nationally. The show gained its highest ratings on 20 March 1964 when it featured the Beatles being interviewed and performing their songs "It Won't Be Long", "You Can't Do That" and "Can't Buy Me Love" - the last of which was a hit at the time. RSG! USA! was a Dick Clark production in 1964. A trademark infringement ended the show after six episodes. Its last episode was broadcast on 23 December 1966.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: The Mike Douglas Show
Character: Self
Released: December 11, 1961
Type: TV
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.
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Title: The Grammy Awards
Character: Self
Released: November 29, 1959
Type: TV
An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording Academy vote on who they think is most deserving of an award in 108 categories as specified by the academy.
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self - Singer
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Title: NAACP Image Awards
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
An annual awards ceremony presented by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature.