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#OTD (October 14) 45 years ago, Stevie’s “As” was released as the fourth commercial single off Songs In The Key Of Life. “As”, an open-ended expression of infinite love is one of Stevie’s greatest musical achievements for the lyrics alone. Who could not identify with such poetic and resonant lines as "I'll be loving you always/Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky" and "Until the ocean covers every mountain high", just to name a couple? But there's of course much more. Its spirit-raising chorus growing seamlessly from the more gentle and seductive verses into a life-affirming and highly varied long outro that isn't just a vamp on the same riff throughout, with Stevie's potently delivered section starting "We all know sometimes life's hates and troubles..." adding depth and just the right touch of reality, terrific lead and backing gospel-like vocals throughout, and of course, jazz genius herbiehancock's vital Fender Rhodes contributions. Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Oct 14, 2022 02:09PM
#OTD (October 14) 45 years ago, Stevie’s “As” was released as the fourth commercial single off Songs In The Key Of Life. “As”, an open-ended expression of infinite love is one of Stevie’s greatest musical achievements for the lyrics alone. Who could not identify with such poetic and resonant lines as "I'll be loving you always/Until the rainbow burns the stars out in the sky" and "Until the ocean covers every mountain high", just to name a couple? But there's of course much more. Its spirit-raising chorus growing seamlessly from the more gentle and seductive verses into a life-affirming and highly varied long outro that isn't just a vamp on the same riff throughout, with Stevie's potently delivered section starting "We all know sometimes life's hates and troubles..." adding depth and just the right touch of reality, terrific lead and backing gospel-like vocals throughout, and of course, jazz genius herbiehancock's vital Fender Rhodes contributions.
Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Oct 14, 2022 02:09PM
Trust that your love has made it so! 💕 #Why #StevieWonderLegacy Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Oct 11, 2022 11:06AM
Trust that your love has made it so! 💕 #Why #StevieWonderLegacy
Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Oct 11, 2022 11:06AM
Happy heavenly birthday to the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990). • 🎥: Stevie Wonder with Stevie Ray Vaughan playing "Come Let Me Make Your Love Come Down" on MTV's Characters Special from 1988. Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Oct 3, 2022 04:57PM
Happy heavenly birthday to the legendary Stevie Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990). • 🎥: Stevie Wonder with Stevie Ray Vaughan playing "Come Let Me Make Your Love Come Down" on MTV's Characters Special from 1988.
Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Oct 3, 2022 04:57PM
"As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin’ left," is how coolio's smash hit 'Gangsta's Paradise' begins. It is a song that has already become an anthem, not only because of the rawness and reality of the lyrics, but also because of the sample, which is due to Stevie Wonder. It started in 1995 in a home in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, where two roommates — a music producer and a DJ — used to compete over who could find the best sample from their record collections. One day, Paul Stewart, the DJ, conceded that his roommate, the producer Doug Rasheed, had bested him when Rasheed put on a vinyl copy of Stevie Wonder’s 1976 landmark recording “Songs in the Key of Life.” The track that Rasheed played, “Pastime Paradise,” opened with a mournful synth loop that replicated the sound of a string section. The song that it inspired, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” would change both of their lives and catapult an up-and-coming West Coast rapper named Coolio to global stardom. R.I.P. Coolio! You’ll be missed. Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Sep 30, 2022 12:06PM
"As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's nothin’ left," is how coolio's smash hit 'Gangsta's Paradise' begins. It is a song that has already become an anthem, not only because of the rawness and reality of the lyrics, but also because of the sample, which is due to Stevie Wonder. It started in 1995 in a home in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, where two roommates — a music producer and a DJ — used to compete over who could find the best sample from their record collections. One day, Paul Stewart, the DJ, conceded that his roommate, the producer Doug Rasheed, had bested him when Rasheed put on a vinyl copy of Stevie Wonder’s 1976 landmark recording “Songs in the Key of Life.” The track that Rasheed played, “Pastime Paradise,” opened with a mournful synth loop that replicated the sound of a string section. The song that it inspired, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” would change both of their lives and catapult an up-and-coming West Coast rapper named Coolio to global stardom. R.I.P. Coolio! You’ll be missed.
Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Sep 30, 2022 12:06PM
35 years ago today (September 29, 1987), the Motown legend once again took the political scoundrels to task with “Skeletons”. The song, released as the lead single off Characters, came to Wonder in a flash of inspiration late one afternoon. It’s a political song about the skeletons that can sometimes fall out of a politician’s closet. The song, a synthfunk number showing plenty of biting energy and Stevie's singing displaying a convincing level of venom, was written and released around the time of the Contra-Gate scandal with Oliver North and Ronald Reagan. And it worked perfectly in that atmosphere. A funky beat matched with a scratchy keyboard line, Skeletons is very danceable and yet thinkable at the same time. The single held the #1 Billboard R&B for two weeks and #19 Pop in the fall of 1987. It also received two nominations for “Best R&B Song” and “Best Male R&B Vocal Performance” at the 30th Grammy Awards. Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Sep 29, 2022 07:36PM
35 years ago today (September 29, 1987), the Motown legend once again took the political scoundrels to task with “Skeletons”. The song, released as the lead single off Characters, came to Wonder in a flash of inspiration late one afternoon. It’s a political song about the skeletons that can sometimes fall out of a politician’s closet. The song, a synthfunk number showing plenty of biting energy and Stevie's singing displaying a convincing level of venom, was written and released around the time of the Contra-Gate scandal with Oliver North and Ronald Reagan. And it worked perfectly in that atmosphere. A funky beat matched with a scratchy keyboard line, Skeletons is very danceable and yet thinkable at the same time. The single held the #1 Billboard R&B for two weeks and #19 Pop in the fall of 1987. It also received two nominations for “Best R&B Song” and “Best Male R&B Vocal Performance” at the 30th Grammy Awards.
Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Sep 29, 2022 07:36PM
#OTD (September 29) in 1980, Stevie’s Hotter Than July was released. General consensus among music fans is that Stevie Wonder's "classic period" lasted from 1972-1976. A large number of Stevie fans, however, place the end of his prime years at 1980 instead, anointing Hotter Than July alongside more celebrated works like Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs In The Key of Life as quintessential Stevie Wonder. While my own date range for Wonder's best works is a matter of internal debate, I do not hesitate in agreeing with that group of fans which insists that 1980 must be a part of it. By the time 1980 came around, after an incredible run in the 1970s ended with the poorly received, but still remarkable Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants, Wonder and Motown promptly released Hotter Than July, the proper follow-up to Songs In the Key of Life in the Stevie Wonder canon. An outstanding, consistent and accessible album from Stevie that ranks near with his best works and deserves to be mentioned among his classics. What are you’re favorite songs on this album? Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Sep 29, 2022 03:37PM
#OTD (September 29) in 1980, Stevie’s Hotter Than July was released. General consensus among music fans is that Stevie Wonder's "classic period" lasted from 1972-1976. A large number of Stevie fans, however, place the end of his prime years at 1980 instead, anointing Hotter Than July alongside more celebrated works like Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs In The Key of Life as quintessential Stevie Wonder. While my own date range for Wonder's best works is a matter of internal debate, I do not hesitate in agreeing with that group of fans which insists that 1980 must be a part of it. By the time 1980 came around, after an incredible run in the 1970s ended with the poorly received, but still remarkable Stevie Wonder’s Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants, Wonder and Motown promptly released Hotter Than July, the proper follow-up to Songs In the Key of Life in the Stevie Wonder canon. An outstanding, consistent and accessible album from Stevie that ranks near with his best works and deserves to be mentioned among his classics. What are you’re favorite songs on this album?
Posted by @steviewonderlegacy on Sep 29, 2022 03:37PM
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