Stevie Wonder - (Artist Of The Week)

 Double A Sided DEMO- MY CHERIE AMOUR also promoted as a Double A Sided DEMO

.. and yet another duet ....

Those nasty record company guys have taken the video of Stevie singing this down ...

.... so we have to make do with this 'foreign' version (it beats the Lime IMO)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKOiFh1QmqI

When you think of music from the Motor City, Oslo probably isn't the first place that springs to mind. But fans of Norwegian singer Wenche Myhre must have been dancing in the streets when they first heard this little corker. Issued in 1967, the song proved a hit for the singer in her homeland. By that time, she had also become one of a host of Scandinavian dolls to be taken to the German bosom, scoring a string of hits from 1965 onwards.

After relocating to Germany, she entered the 1965 Deutsche Schlager-Festpiele song contest in Baden-Baden as she would get to appear before millions of German tv viewers. Although she finished in 2nd place behind Peggy March, her performance was enough to launch her career.

Monkey Talk - great bluesy track IMO and a brilliant showcase for his harmonica playing.

Dont know why, great tune and footage.Dont know why the company that done those motown dvds didnt do a Stevie Wonder one.

Uptight is still one of the greatest Northern Soul sounds ever........imho.........I could never keep my backside on a seat when this hits the tables!!!!

And of course....it becomes even MORE Northern if you buy it on an American release!!!

Always loved this one...

Super previously unissued gem just on you tube"just enough to ease the pain"will blow your socks off.

I love early Little Stevie Wonder tracks like Louis, Harmonica Man and Contract on Love

Suz x

i like both of these for different reasons, great tunes both

couple of english bits

Hey Love so soulfull, All I Do great modern dancer.

Time moves on and this weekend we start to revisit Artist of the Week.
As before, we will change the Artist week by week to celebrate and reflect on their career.  

I remember buying this with money from my paper round.

Purchased from our local record store with listening booths on the wall. How things have changed since then.

The one thing that hasn't changed is that I like this record just as much today as I did then.

Plus that very record is still in my collection.

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A notification from just after the war providing a chance to rejuvenate this thread. David Porter keeping it on the dark side. 

Just how good is "Uptight". I've always rated it but as I get older I just think it gets better and better. Brilliant music and so simply put together. Love it.

When thinking of Stevie, the first thing that comes to my mind is he will be seen as the equivalent of Bach/Beethoven etc in hundreds of years time.  His catalogue is unbelievable and he also puts on one of the best live shows in the business.  Current faves are 'Something Out Of The Blue', 'Black Man' 'As', 'Knocks Me Off My Feet'.  

A nice one of his that is sometimes overlooked

Cheers Paul

A fine track from his "Uptight" album with a hint of 

"Dancing In The Street" - 

What about the brilliant "gave up quality for quantity"  how this remained in the can is beyond me . One of Stevie's. Best imho

Not sure if this has had a mention before. Lyrics are still relevant in 2019

Stevie's albums from Where I'm coming from to Songs in the key of life are arguably the most original, innovative, influential, memorable, wide ranging and brilliant recordings that were released in the last half century by a single artist.

They are that good.

On 31/03/2019 at 19:53, Soulman58 said:

When thinking of Stevie, the first thing that comes to my mind is he will be seen as the equivalent of Bach/Beethoven etc in hundreds of years time.  His catalogue is unbelievable and he also puts on one of the best live shows in the business.  Current faves are 'Something Out Of The Blue', 'Black Man' 'As', 'Knocks Me Off My Feet'.  

I so agree with you. I went to see him at the G Mex in Manchester 30odd years ago and he played every musical instrument on the stage. Absolutely fantastically talented.

a video add from BBC4 to our artist of the week

Just been announced that Stevie is headlining the Hyde Park concert on Saturday 6th July. Lionel Richie is special guest. 

This belongs here, superlative, just as good as it can ever be

ditto

Was at Hyde Park on Saturday where Stevie explained to the crowd that he will be having kidney transplant surgery in September. 

Wishing him a speedy recovery 

IMO Stevie's best albums are between 1965- 70 some brilliant tracks.  He's how talented he is:

Here's a great album track from the For Once In My Life:

Love this. From the same album but have it on a 7” U.K. demo too  

If I had to pick just one artist ... 

On 05/06/2012 at 14:34, trog said:

Always loved this one...

Indeed this stands out from the rest.

I hope his operation goes well.

I really hope I get to see him perform in the not too distant future. 

Ed

Only saw this recently, just so funny and very soulful.

If we are discussing 60's Stevie this is the definitive version of the Ron Miller penned song 

Stevie singing James Cleveland.