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Stevie Wonder is an American icon and an indisputable genius not only of R & B, but of popular music in general. Blind virtually since birth, Wonder's keen sense of sound helped him produce energetic, colorful music, full of life and ambition. Almost all his pictures reflect his bright, cheerful positivity. Whether it is about racial, social and spiritual problems and romantic uncertainty, he always finds a way to an underlying sense of brightness echo.
Born in Saginaw, Michigan in 1950, was stevland Hardaway Judkins premature and it was probably an excess of oxygen, a visual condition known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), which are permanent blindness caused deteriorated. However, he never allowed this as a barrier or a handicap for his extraordinary career. His move to Detroit in 1954 was the start of his exciting travel to music fame. His involvement with his church choir enabled him to develop his talent in piano, harmonica and drums, which he controls everything by the age nine. He also learned to play the bass during his early years. Eventually, in 1961, Ronnie White of The Miracles Stevie discovered while singing for a number of his friends outside a corner of the street and arranged an audition with Berry Gordy of Motown's CEO. Fascinated by the talent of the young musician, Wonder Gordy signed to Tamla label under the name Little Stevie Wonder. His first minor hit, "I Call It Pretty Music but the Old People Call It the Blues" was released in 1961, followed by Wonder's first two albums "The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Wonder" (1962) an orchestral jazz album observation instrumental skills on piano, harmonica and various percussion and 'Tribute to Uncle Ray "(1962) which featured covers of inspiration Wonder, Ray Charles.
In 1963, Wonder released "Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius', marked "Fingertips, Part 2 'extended version of the harmonica instrumental" Fingertips. " The track crowned # 1 by both the Billboard Pop Singles and R & B singles charts while the album was Motown's first chart-topping LP. In the following years, Wonder studied classical piano at the Michigan School for the Blind, which his career on hold for a while. He had the "Little" part of its name in 1964 and he spent "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" in 1965 that were # 1 Billboard Hot R & B singles for five consecutive weeks. The wonderful journey of Stevie Wonder in the music had just begun.
Much like his idol, Ray Charles, Wonder had a fervent enthusiasm for many different kinds of music, and not be limited to a single sound or music style. He managed to master's distinctive Motown mix of soul, funk and pop music by composing the unique, a unique combination of R & B and Tin Pan Alley agreement, anchored by reggae, jazz and African grooves. Wonder it all and made it into his own artistic expression with its elastic melodic voice with the unparalleled facility. Moreover, pioneering use of synthesizers during the 70s changed the setting of R & B. By using a wide range of contrasting textures and voices, Wonder was a critical one-man band and released R & B album in the age by producing his administration as united, infallible statements masterpieces that often took the time to make their point.
1971 was a turning point in Wonder's career as his contract with Motown expired. He released his first self-produced album, "Where I'm Coming From", which also marked his debut ion written or co-writing every song of the LP. Freed from the dictates of Motown and owner of his publishing company, Black Bull Music, Wonder began after a more personal and distinctive muse. Since then he has been consistent in his production, even with some excesses of sentimentality, but not diminished the respect which he long held.
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Blues 1 Harmonica Volume II. Master video series. How to Play Harmonica... Instantly $2.95 Blues 1 - Intermediate Volume 2. If you can knock out some tunes on the harmonica but just feel it's not quite enough, this video volume is a MUST! Marcos takes you step by step through the range of methods and techniques you have to know if you want to play Blues.... |
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Blues3 Harmonica, Volume IV Master Video Series ... |
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Hohner 1490 Blues Blaster Harmonica Microphone $82.99 The Hohner 1490 Blues Blaster Harmonica Microphone is a hand-held mic with volume control that produces that classic, dirty Chicago blue harp tone. Requires standard XLR mic cable (included) and lo-to-high impedance transformer with 1/4" plug (product# 427600 or 270570) to plug directly into your amp.... |
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Paul Butterfield - Blues Harmonica Master Class: Book/CD Pack $12.44 Paul Butterfield Teaches Blues Harmonica is part of the Listen and Learn series from Homespun. Paul explains some of his playing techniques that made him famous such as note-bending, tongue-blocking, and tremolo.... |
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Masters of the Blues Harp: Note-for-Note Transcriptions from Classic Recorded Performances $9.63 Masters of the Blues Harp is an exceptional, content-packed collection featuring 21 classic recordings of the great artists of the blues harp, transcribed and annotated by Glenn Weiser. Includes biographies of each personality, easy-to-read harmonica tablature, a notation guide, extensive performance notes, and a foreword by the legendary Charlie Musselwhite. Songs include "Baby, Scratch My Back" ... |
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Harmonica Essentials Interactive DVD, CD, Harmonica, and Coursebook Value Pack Contains spiral bound course book*Learn how to maintain your harmonica, play chords and single notes, implement techniques such as note-bending and riffing, and perform in a variety of musical styles including rock, jazz, country, and bluegrass.Bonus pack also includes: Interactive instructional Dvd~See easy to follow demonstrations of all the basic harmonica-playing skills.39 Track CD~Follow alon... |
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Hering Master Blues Harmonica E $28.99 The Master Blues Harmonica features reed plates that are assembled to the ABS plastic body with 3 self-tapping screws, making maintenance easy. Airtight assembly for excellent response and tone quality. 20 reeds. |
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Paul Butterfield Teaches Blues Harmonica Master Class [Book/Cd] $19.95 Hal Leonard Paul Butterfield Teaches Blues Harmonica Master Class Book/CD |
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Hal Leonard Paul Butterfield Teaches Blues Harmonica Master Class Book/CD $19.95 Hal Leonard Paul Butterfield Teaches Blues Harmonica Master Class Book/CD |
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Music Sales Bending the Blues Harmonica Book $6.95 Learn how to master the most important harmonica technique in this step-by-step method by David Harp. |