Genres: Soul, Funk, Urban, Early Pop/Rock, Motown, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop-Soul, Album Rock, Smooth Soul, AM Pop, Psychedelic Soul Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, MI
Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Benny Benjamin, Johnny Ace, Little Walter, Toots Thielemans, Duke Ellington, Jackie Wilson, Frankie Lymon, Bob Dylan, James Brown, Tonto's Expanding Head Band Gladys Knight, Curtis Mayfield, The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, Donny Hathaway, Sly & the Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners, Syreeta, The Temptations, James Brown, Bobby Womack, Bill Withers, Nile Rodgers, Dionne Warwick, Rick James, The Chi-Lites, Randy Crawford, William "Mickey" Stevenson P.M. Dawn, Terence Trent D'Arby, Wally Badarou, Leroy Burgess, India.Arie, D'Angelo, Michael Henderson, Ayro, Rufus, Lionel Richie, Prince, The Brothers Johnson, Elliott Yamin, Donell Jones, Jermaine Jackson, Donnie, Michael Jackson, Speech, The Jackson 5 |  |
Stevie Wonder is a much-beloved American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R&B but popular music in general. Blind virtually since birth, Wonder's heightened awareness of sound helped him create vibrant, colorful music teeming with life and ambition. Nearly everything he recorded bore the stamp of his sunny, joyous positivity; even when he addressed serious racial, social, and spiritual issues (which he did quite often in his prime), or sang about heartbreak and romantic uncertainty, an underlying sense of optimism and hope always seemed to emerge. Much like his inspiration, Ray Charles, Wonder had a voracious appetite for many different kinds of music, and refused to confine himself to any one sound or style. His best records were a richly eclectic brew of soul, funk, rock & roll, sophisticated Broadway/Tin Pan Alley-style pop, jazz, reggae, and African elements -- and they weren't just stylistic exercises; Wonder took it all and forged it into his own personal form of expression.
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Release: August 31, 2010
Label: Motown
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Release: September 15, 2009
Label: Universal Distribution
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