Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

When Stevie Wonder played this song at Aretha Franklin's funeral today it took on a whole new importance to Johnny. He's always loved this song but this is the song Stevie wanted to send off his dear friend and Detroit compatriot to. There will always such a bigness to this song for Johnny anymore. Add to it a proper church chorus and it was magic. 'As' getting us started tonight.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

Did you know then that the background singers on this one are The Jackson Five? Now you know. You even hear Stevie say it 1:47 into 'You Haven't Done Nothin'. They were label-mates in 1974 on Tamla Records, an offshoot of Motown. If you are not absolutely funking out during this song wherever you are at there is something very very wrong with you.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

WJCD time is 12:15 which means time for weather on the 8's. In midtown right now it's a steamy 83º, in downtown Jersey City it's humid and 81º, it's 106º in Hoboken but then again someone could be sitting on our weather station...again.

it's also time to play some perfect summer music for such a night. To get on this Music Series tonight it has to sound good with the windows down the the music up, at a BBQ, a party or anywhere you want to simply enjoy life for a little while and smile. To this end we're starting off with Stevie Wonder and the timeless summer jam 'Master Blaster'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

You can't throw a 70's night and not have some Stevie Wonder, especially on his birthday. Out of Saginaw Michigan, happy 66th birthday to the one and only Stevie Wonder! 'I Wish' from 1976 sending you on your way tonight.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

And on vinyl tonight oo. A platter. An album. Why Johnny, why an album? Well friends Stevie Wonder is touring right now and performing in the entirety his magnificent album "Songs in the Key of Life" from 1976, (September 28, 1976 for those scoring at home). Stevie (Johnny can call him Stevie, he's from Detroit, but he's Mr. Wonder to you) is going to stop by the Prudential Center on Tuesday April 14 or exactly one month from today. To get you in the mood to buy tickets and be at a show Johnny's already got tickets to, here's the classic 'Sir Duke' to kick things off tonight.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

How fortuitous Halloween would fall on a Friday and allow us a theme tonight, the wonderment of Halloween and all things spooky. We're gonna kick off the Music Series tonight with Stevie Wonder and the timeless classic, 'Superstition'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

And just what would a tribute to America be without a tribute to our musical style we call jazz? So we'll let a kid from Michigan on Motown Records bring home that American music experience. Stevie Wonder with 'Sir Duke from the hyperselling album Songs in the Key of Life, from 1976.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

How about we kick off the Music Series this week with something a little on the uplifting side. Something free of the cynicism and sneer that often permeates music. Nobody being disrespected, nobody fracking on somebody's farmland, nobody screwing anybody over. Just the living legend that is Steveland Wonder and the great song 'Isn't She Lovely'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

Oh this is a double treat. First off Stevie Wonder. Worth the price of admission right there. Now, throw in the Soul Train dancers dancing to this song in 1974? OMG. No, ZOMG! The fashion, the hair, the dance moves. It's truly a wondrous timepiece.

Steveland Wonder with 'You Haven't Done Nothin'

We wanna see Santa, a Jersey City Desk first - someone in the newsroom all night

We want to ask Santa why we didn't get that Apple TV we begged for last year for the newsroom. Sharing hilarious YouTube clips from any of our desks on the big screen in the bullpen would have been choice. Start making amends tonight Claus.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEVIE WONDER!

Simply an amazing talent. A case could be made that Motown's Stevie Wonder is the most talented musical package ever. A harp blowing little Stevie Wonder with 'Fingertips'.

Make sure to stop back tonight for a SPECIAL Friday night music series

Motown turns 50 on Monday, and in celebration of some GREAT American music, we'll have a special collection of videos tonight. Well worth coming back for...