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Stevie Wonder
Biografie van de kunstenaar Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris Né Judkins May 13 1950 Known Professionally As Stevie Wonder Is An American Singer-Songwriter Who Is Credited As A Pioneer And Influence By Musicians Across A Range Of Genres That Include Rhythm And Blues Pop Soul Gospel Funk And Jazz. A Virtual One-Man Band Wonder's Use Of Synthesizers And Other Electronic Musical Instruments During The 1970s Reshaped The Conventions Of R&B. He Also Helped Drive Such Genres Into The Album Era Crafting His LPs As Cohesive And Consistent In Addition To Socially Conscious Statements With Complex Compositions. Blind Since Shortly After His Birth Wonder Was A Child Prodigy Who Signed With Motown's Tamla Label At The Age Of 11 Where He Was Given The Professional Name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's Single "Fingertips" Was A No. 1 Hit On The Billboard Hot 100 In 1963 At The Age Of 13 Making Him The Youngest Artist Ever To Top The Chart. Wonder's Critical Success Was At Its Peak In The 1970s. His "classic Period" Began In 1972 With The Releases Of Music Of My Mind And Talking Book The Latter Featuring "Superstition" Which Is One Of The Most Distinctive And Famous Examples Of The Sound Of The Hohner Clavinet Keyboard. His Works Innervisions 1973 Fulfillingness' First Finale 1974 And Songs In The Key Of Life 1976 All Won The Grammy Award For Album Of The Year Making Him The Tied-Record Holder For The Most Album Of The Year Wins With Three. He Is Also The Only Artist To Have Won The Award With Three Consecutive Album Releases. Wonder Began His "commercial Period" In The 1980s He Achieved His Biggest Hits And Highest Level Of Fame Had Increased Album Sales Charity Participation High-Profile Collaborations Including Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson Political Impact And Television Appearances. Wonder Has Continued To Remain Active In Music And Political Causes. Wonder Is One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time With Sales Of Over 100 Million Records Worldwide. He Has Won 25 Grammy Awards The Most By A Solo Artist And One Academy Award Best Original Song For The 1984 Film The Woman In Red . Wonder Has Been Inducted Into The Rhythm And Blues Music Hall Of Fame Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Songwriters Hall Of Fame. He Is Also Noted For His Work As An Activist For Political Causes Including His 1980 Campaign To Make Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday A Federal Holiday In The U.S. In 2009 He Was Named A United Nations Messenger Of Peace And In 2014 He Was Honored With The Presidential Medal Of Freedom. Wonder Was Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins In Saginaw Michigan On May 13 1950 The Third Of Five Children Born To Lula Mae Hardaway And The Second Of Hardaway's Two Children With Calvin Judkins. He Was Born Six Weeks Premature Which Along With The Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere In The Hospital Incubator Resulted In Retinopathy Of Prematurity A Condition In Which The Growth Of The Eyes Is Aborted And Causes The Retinas To Detach So He Became Blind.
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"Superstition" Is A Popular Song Written Produced Arranged And Performed By Stevie Wonder For Motown Records In 1972 When Wonder Was Twenty-Two Years Old. It Was Included On Wonder's Talking Book Album And Released As A Single In Many Countries. It Reached Number One In The USA And Number Eleven In The UK In February 1973. Wonder Had Actually Written This Song For Jeff Beck But At The Insistence Of His Own Manager Wonder Himself Recorded It First. Beck Was Instead Offered "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" Which He Recorded For 1975's Blow By Blow. Jeff Beck Played Guitar On Talking Book And Later Recorded His Own Version Of "Superstition" With Beck Bogert & Appice. Wonder's Music Had Been Undergoing A Marked Change From His Earlier Motown Pop To A More Personal Style. This Shift Had Been Evident On His Two Prior Albums But It Was Talking Book And "Superstition" In Particular That Brought The New Style To The Awareness Of The Public In General. The Song Deals With Superstitions And Mentions Several Popular Fables In Its Lyrics. "Superstition" Is Immediately Recognizable For Its Opening Drum Beat Which Was Performed By Wonder And For Its Notably Funky Clavinet Riff. The Song Also Heavily Features Brass Instruments And Saxophones Notably A Trumpet Lead By Trevor Laurence And The Electronic Arp And Moog Synthesizer Sounds That Malcolm Cecil And Robert Margouleff Helped To Create For The Album. Wonder Performed "Superstition" On The Children's Television Show Sesame Street In 1972 As Well As On Soul Train And WNET's Soul. The Song Also Featured In A Series Of Commercials For Levi's Jeans Broadcast In The United States In Late 2006. The Song Was Featured In A Scene Of John Carpenter's The Thing. T.K. Carter's Character Nauls Listens To It On A Boom Box In The Kitchen Defiantly Turning Up The Volume When He Is Asked To Turn It Down. It Was Featured In The End Credits Of Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn And Also In The Movie I Robot Starring Will Smith Where Smith's Character Plays It After Waking Up. The Song Has Also Been Covered By Melvin Van Peebles Raven-Symone And Stevie Ray Vaughan. Vaughan And Wonder Had Mutual Admiration For One Another Wonder Would Later Write The Song "Stevie Ray Blues" In Honor Of Vaughan . Bucky Covington Covered The Song On The Fifth Season Of American Idol And His Version Was Included On The CD. The Song Is Also Covered By Widespread Panic Along With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band On Panic's 2000 Release Another Joyous Occasion. The Song Was Also Mixed By Alicia Keys In The Song "Karma Karmastition Remix ". In November 2004 Rolling Stone Ranked Superstition At #74 On Their List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.
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Stevland Hardaway Morris Né Judkins May 13 1950 Known Professionally As Stevie Wonder Is An American Singer-Songwriter Who Is Credited As A Pioneer And Influence By Musicians Across A Range Of Genres That Include Rhythm And Blues Pop Soul Gospel Funk And Jazz. A Virtual One-Man Band Wonder's Use Of Synthesizers And Other Electronic Musical Instruments During The 1970s Reshaped The Conventions Of R&B. He Also Helped Drive Such Genres Into The Album Era Crafting His LPs As Cohesive And Consistent In Addition To Socially Conscious Statements With Complex Compositions. Blind Since Shortly After His Birth Wonder Was A Child Prodigy Who Signed With Motown's Tamla Label At The Age Of 11 Where He Was Given The Professional Name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's Single "Fingertips" Was A No. 1 Hit On The Billboard Hot 100 In 1963 At The Age Of 13 Making Him The Youngest Artist Ever To Top The Chart. Wonder's Critical Success Was At Its Peak In The 1970s. His "classic Period" Began In 1972 With The Releases Of Music Of My Mind And Talking Book The Latter Featuring "Superstition" Which Is One Of The Most Distinctive And Famous Examples Of The Sound Of The Hohner Clavinet Keyboard. His Works Innervisions 1973 Fulfillingness' First Finale 1974 And Songs In The Key Of Life 1976 All Won The Grammy Award For Album Of The Year Making Him The Tied-Record Holder For The Most Album Of The Year Wins With Three. He Is Also The Only Artist To Have Won The Award With Three Consecutive Album Releases. Wonder Began His "commercial Period" In The 1980s He Achieved His Biggest Hits And Highest Level Of Fame Had Increased Album Sales Charity Participation High-Profile Collaborations Including Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson Political Impact And Television Appearances. Wonder Has Continued To Remain Active In Music And Political Causes. Wonder Is One Of The Best-Selling Music Artists Of All Time With Sales Of Over 100 Million Records Worldwide. He Has Won 25 Grammy Awards The Most By A Solo Artist And One Academy Award Best Original Song For The 1984 Film The Woman In Red . Wonder Has Been Inducted Into The Rhythm And Blues Music Hall Of Fame Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Songwriters Hall Of Fame. He Is Also Noted For His Work As An Activist For Political Causes Including His 1980 Campaign To Make Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday A Federal Holiday In The U.S. In 2009 He Was Named A United Nations Messenger Of Peace And In 2014 He Was Honored With The Presidential Medal Of Freedom. Wonder Was Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins In Saginaw Michigan On May 13 1950 The Third Of Five Children Born To Lula Mae Hardaway And The Second Of Hardaway's Two Children With Calvin Judkins. He Was Born Six Weeks Premature Which Along With The Oxygen-Rich Atmosphere In The Hospital Incubator Resulted In Retinopathy Of Prematurity A Condition In Which The Growth Of The Eyes Is Aborted And Causes The Retinas To Detach So He Became Blind.
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"Superstition" is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was twenty-two years old. It was included on Wonder's Talking Book album and released as a single in many countries. It reached number one in the USA, and number eleven in the UK, in February 1973.
Wonder had actually written this song for Jeff Beck, but at the insistence of his own manager, Wonder himself recorded it first. Beck was instead offered "Cause We've Ended As Lovers", which he recorded for 1975's Blow by Blow. Jeff Beck played guitar on Talking Book and later recorded his own version of "Superstition" with Beck, Bogert & Appice.
Wonder's music had been undergoing a marked change from his earlier Motown pop to a more personal style. This shift had been evident on his two prior albums, but it was Talking Book, and "Superstition" in particular that brought the new style to the awareness of the public in general.
The song deals with superstitions, and mentions several popular fables in its lyrics.
"Superstition" is immediately recognizable for its opening drum beat, which was performed by Wonder, and for its notably funky clavinet riff. The song also heavily features brass instruments and saxophones, notably a trumpet lead by Trevor Laurence, and the electronic Arp and Moog synthesizer sounds that Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff helped to create for the album.
Wonder performed "Superstition" on the children's television show Sesame Street in 1972, as well as on Soul Train and WNET's Soul. The song also featured in a series of commercials for Levi's jeans, broadcast in the United States in late 2006.
The song was featured in a scene of John Carpenter's The Thing. T.K. Carter's character, Nauls, listens to it on a boom box in the kitchen, defiantly turning up the volume when he is asked to turn it down. It was featured in the end credits of Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn and also in the movie I, Robot starring Will Smith where Smith's character plays it after waking up.
The song has also been covered by Melvin Van Peebles, Raven-Symone, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. (Vaughan and Wonder had mutual admiration for one another; Wonder would later write the song "Stevie Ray Blues" in honor of Vaughan). Bucky Covington covered the song on the fifth season of American Idol, and his version was included on the CD. The song is also covered by Widespread Panic along with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band on Panic's 2000 release Another Joyous Occasion. The song was also mixed by Alicia Keys in the song "Karma (Karmastition Remix)".
In November 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Superstition at #74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.