Release 2013
Born blind in 1950, he is a musical genius - got signed to Motown in 1961 under the
name LITTLE STEVIE WONDER, after a break he came back now recording as STEVIE,
now wrote and co-wrote most of his songs.
He was experimenting too and brought the synthesizer into the black music scene.
His best time and albums are from 1972 to 1976 like TALKING BOOK; INNERVISIONS or
SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE.
Style: Soul-Funk with Rock
see:
Smockey Robinson ; Detroit Spinners ; Syreeta ; Dionne Warwick ;
Michael Jackson ; Paul McCartney ; Jeff Beck ; Diana Ross ;
Musicians:
STEVIE WONDER - vocals, piano, keyboards, synthy, harmonica ;
Late 60s & 70s:
Ray Parker jr., Jeff Beck, Buzzy Feiton - guitars; Scott Edwards - bass;
Daniel Ben Zebulon - congas; David Sanborne, Trevor Laurence - sax;
Steve Madaio - trumpet; Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Gloria Barley - back-voc.;
Shirley Brwer, Denise Williams, Loris Harvin - back.-vocals;
DISC 1
TRIBUTE TO UNCLE RAY (1962) : TM-232
Hallelujah I love her so (R.Charles)
Aint that Love
Dont you know
The Masquerade is over
Frankie and Johnny
Drown in my own Tears
Come back Baby
Mary Ann
Sunset
My Babys gone
Bonus-Tracks : 45 Tamla 54061
I call it pretty Music but the old People call it the Blues (Part 1)
I call it pretty Music but the old People call it the Blues (Part 2)
DISC 2
THE JAZZ SOUL OF LITTLE STEVIE (1962) : TM-233
Fingertips
The Square
Soul Bongo
Manhattan at Six
Paulsby
Some other Time
Wondering
Session Number 112
Bam
Bonus-Tracks : 45s 54070 & 54074 Tamla
Little Water Boy (with Clarence Paul)
LaLaLaLaLa
Contract on Love
Sunset