page_title: 1963 in Michigan
section_title: Music
hierarchical_section_title: 1963 in Michigan / Music
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Stevie Wonder (zanger) voor TROS-TV. Stevie Wonder tijdens repetitie.
context_page_description: Events from the year 1963 in Michigan.
  The Detroit Free Press and the Associated Press each selected the top 10 news stories in Michigan. The top stories included the following:
  The voters' adoption of a new Michigan Constitution;
  Gov. George W. Romney's fiscal reform campaign, including a proposed state income tax that was defeated by the Legislature;
  A boom year for the automobile industry;
  Racial demonstrations, including the June 23 Detroit Walk to Freedom that drew an estimated crowd of 125,000 and was known as "the largest civil rights demonstration in the nation's history" up to that date;
  A botulism outbreak that killed two Grosse Ile women in March tied to canned tuna, resulted in two additional deaths in October tied to smoked whitefish, and caused five deaths in the south traced to Michigan-packaged smoked chubs; some of the botulism was traced to smoked fish canned in Grand Haven;
  The ouster of Joe Collins led by former Gov. John Swainson and selection of Zolton Ferency as chairman of the state Democratic Party at the February convention in Grand Rapids;
context_section_description: Detroit's Motown record label had several hits in 1963, including the following:
  "Pride and Joy" by Marvin Gaye was released on September 12, 1962, became a hit in 1963 reaching No. 2 on the R&B chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked No. 72 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1963;
  "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" by The Miracles was released on November 9, 1962, became a hit in 1963 reaching No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked No. 65 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1963;
  "Come and Get These Memories" by Martha and the Vandellas was released on February 22, 1963, reached No. 6 on the R&B chart and No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was ranked No. 94 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1963;
  "Fingertips" by Little Stevie Wonder was released on May 21, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and ranked No. 8 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1963;
  "Heat Wave" by Martha & the Vandellas was released on July 9, ranked No. 1 on the R&B chart and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and ranked No. 32 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1963;
  "Mickey's Monkey" by The Miracles was released on July 26, reached No. 3 on the R&B chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and ranked No. 85 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1963;
  "Can I Get a Witness" by Marvin Gaye was released on September 20 and reached No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100; and
  "Quicksand" by Martha and the Vandellas was released on November 4 and reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
caption: Little Stevie Wonder
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