Stevie Wonder Says He's Moving to Ghana
"I wanna see this nation smile again, and I want to see it before I leave to travel to move to Ghana," Wonder, 67, told Winfrey in a recent interview. "Because I'm going to do that."
According to the celebrated musician, he plans to move in an effort to protect his grandchildren from the racial injustice and prejudice that he feels is pervasive in American society.
"I don't want to see my children's children's children have to say, 'Oh, please like me. Please respect me. Please know that I am important. Please value me,'" Wonder shared. "What kind of [life would that be]?"
Wonder -- who has won 25 GRAMMY awards and has been nominated 74 times -- has reportedly been considering a move to Ghana for more than 25 years.
Back in 1994, Wonder said at a gathering for the International Association of African American Music that he wanted to relocate to the West African country because he felt there's "more of a sense of community there," according to CNN.
Legit line-ups: 2021
Can you think of any other Motown groups that, regardless of health, have all of its members still living and COULD have a possible reunion of a legitimate lineup?
Only a few come to mind:
VANDELLAS:
Martha, Roz, Annette
Martha, Roz, Betty
Martha, Roz, Lois
MARVELETTES:
Wanda, Katherine, Ann
Songs with dances in the title
Twistin' Postman
Come On Do the Jerk
Can You Jerk Like Me?
Shotgun
Hitchhike
All of the above songs were original compositions released on various Motown labels, and all contain the names of dances.
I know there are more. Can you name more songs released by Motown that contain the names of dances that are NOT covers?
TVOne's "Unsung" Returns March 21st!
Four Tops Second Album
Is there any track on the album that isn't up to the standard of being a single release?
HDH really produced the goods on this album!
Legit line-ups: 2021
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