Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Jenkins is what it may say on his birth certificate‚ but this world-renowned‚ transcendent artist is better known as Stevie Wonder. Even at birth‚ Stevie was ahead of his time. He was born premature and doctors were unsure if he would live. Stevie was placed in an incubator to save his life. As a result of the incubator supplying Stevie with too much oxygen‚ he was left blind. Throughout life‚ Stevie never let his disability hold him back. By age 10‚ he had already
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Music Review: Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life (1976) Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R&B but popular music in general. Although not being able to see‚ he found out his talent in music as a child and went on making this in his life. Maybe his natural musical talent and a little help of his acute hearing sense contributed to be the musician that he is now‚ whose songs are vibrant‚ colorful music teeming with life and ambition. The album
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Stevie Wonder Biography He started playing at the local church and soon became something of a neighborhood sensation. Ronnie White of the Miracles arranged an audition with Motown Records’ Berry Gordy Jr.‚ who quickly signed him and named him "Little" Stevie Wonder. His first album‚ ’Little Stevie Wonder the 12 Year Old Genius’‚ made the child a huge star‚ and gave Stevie a number one hit with single ’Fingertips’. The following year‚ he enrolled in the Michigan School for the Blind‚ where he
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According to Steve Huey‚ “Wonder was born Steveland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw‚ MI‚ on May 13‚ 1950” (np). As a premature infant‚ he was put in an incubator‚ with an excess of oxygen that resulted in a visual condition known as retinopathy‚ causing blindness (Huey np). Steve Huey said that‚ “He learned piano‚ drums‚ and harmonica all by the age of nine” (np). Stevie performed for a few friends in 1961‚ while being discovered by Ronnie White of the Miracles‚ who arranged an audition with Berry Gordy
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©Copyright 2003 Timothy S. Hughes Groove and Flow: Six Analytical Essays on the Music of Stevie Wonder Timothy S. Hughes A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Washington 2003 Program Authorized to Offer Degree: Music University of Washington Graduate School This is to certify that I have examined this copy of a doctoral dissertation by Timothy S. Hughes and have found that it is complete
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“superstition” that I noticed was the dynamics‚ singing voice and singing style‚ and tempo. Right from the beginning of both songs‚ you are able to notice distinct sound differences between the two songs. For example‚ Stevie Wonder’s version starts with drums and a synth drum bass and then Stevie adds the electric guitar. On the other hand‚ Jeff Beck’s version immediately begins with the guitar‚ and eventually adds drums to the beat. In terms of the dynamics of the song‚ Wonder’s version has a softer‚ funkier
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Seth Stevenson “Stevie Wonder is my favorite Drummer” is his opinion on Stevie Wonder. Throughout the article‚ he uses different techniques to get his point and purpose across to the audience. The author uses his techniques to try and argue why Stevie Wonder is the greatest drummer of all time in his eyes. My interpretation of the text is that he loves Stevie Wonder and he is his favorite drummer and that he is trying to get his point across about him. The article is about Steve Wonder and a little
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Stevie Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13‚ 1950‚ in Saginaw‚ Michigan. He was born six weeks early with retinopathy of prematurity‚ an eye disorder which lead to his blindness. Wonder showed an early gift for music‚ first with a church choir in Detroit‚ Michigan‚ where he and his family had moved to when he was four years old‚ and then later with a range of instruments including the harmonica‚ piano‚ and drums in which he taught himself before the age of 10. Stevie Wonder was just
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Stevie Wonder’s influence on modern R&B Stevie Wonder is one of the most commercially and critically successful artists of all time‚ recording over thirty top ten US chart hits. His influence on many music genres is in its abundance. In the 1970’s he released a large amount of work that is still heard today and still covered today by many artists. He played many instruments including piano‚ numerous synthesizers‚ drums and bass guitar. His voice and vocal melody lines were rated amongst the
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Character and personality traits are what makes everyone who they are In the novel‚ Wonder‚ by R.J Palacio‚ talks about a boy named August and his journey through middle school. However‚ August isn’t like any other middle school students‚ well he doesn’t look like them. Ergo‚ changing his house and personality traits throughout the novel. Throughout the story cause and effect took place‚ which impacted the actions of the story. August’s character and personality traits tells a lot about him without
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