Stevie Wonder – British Summer Time Hyde Park 07/07/2019.

Stevie Wonder showed once again that he is one of music’s all-time greats.
Stevie Wonder is a special talent. I first saw Stevie perform in January 1974 at the long lost Rainbow Theatre. That gig is still one of my all-time favourites. I have seen him many times since; the previous two with my wife in Hyde Park and Clapham Common.
The show started with Stevie coming on stage with his backing singers with Earth, Wind and Fire’s ‘September ‘ playing. His first song was ‘As If You Read My Mind’ which was followed by ‘Master Blaster (Jammin’)’ which led into Bob Marley’s ‘Jammin’. Already Stevie had the audience entranced with his music. As the show progressed he welcomed first Daly then Corrine Bailey-Rae (who I thought was the pick of the support acts) to sing duets with him.
There was a period of reflection as a DJ played songs by Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Prince, David Bowie, Amy Winehouse and Aretha Franklin to remind us all of the talent lost to our world.
After this Stevie sang some more of his greatest songs ‘Sir Duke’, ‘I Wish’, ‘Livin’ In The City’, ‘My Cherie Amor’ and ‘You Are The Sunshine Of My Life ‘. He then got the whole audience to sing John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ which he told us to keep singing until it was no longer relevant in our world.
Stevie then closed with three more of his blockbusters ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’, ‘Do I Do’ and ‘Superstition ‘.
Stevie announced that he would perform three more shows before taking a break to have a kidney transplant, but he would be back.
Once again Stevie demonstrated that he is one of the world’s greatest ever musicians, song-writers and performers; I wish him well.