Stevie Wonder Tickets Continued
Blind from infancy, Wonder has become one of the most successful and
well-known artists on the Motown label, with nine U.S. #1 hits to his
name and album sales totaling more than 100 million units. He has
recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and writes
and produces songs for many of his labelmates and outside artists as
well. A multi-instrumentalist, Wonder plays the drums, bass guitar,
congas, and most famously the piano, harmonica and keyboards.
By 1970, Wonder had scored more major hits, including "I Was Made To
Love Her", "For Once In My Life", "My Cherie Amour" and "Signed, Sealed,
Delivered (I'm Yours)". October 1972's Talking Book featured the #1 pop
and R&B hit "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive examples
of the sound of the clavinet. Featuring a rocking groove that was partly
inspired by and then covered by rock guitarist Jeff Beck, "Superstition"
gained Wonder an additional audience on rock radio stations. That
audience was further exposed to Wonder when he opened for The Rolling Stones on their much-heralded 1972 U.S. tour.
Wonder's pop following was not neglected, however, as "You Are the
Sunshine of My Life" followed to #1 on the pop charts and became a staple
love song for decades to come. Between them the songs won three Grammy
Awards.
Wonder's critical and popular acclaim only increased less than a year
later, in August 1973, when Wonder released what is often called his best
album, Innervisions. 1984 saw the release of Wonder's soundtrack album
for The Woman in Red. The lead single, "I Just Called to Say I Love You",
was a #1 pop and R&B hit in the US.
Wonder's first new album in ten years, A Time To Love, was released on
October 18, 2005. Singles from the album include "So What the Fuss",
"From the Bottom of My Heart" and "A Time To Love".
Among the musicians and performers who list Wonder as one of their
major influences are Mariah Carey,
Kanye West, George Michael, India.Arie, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Jay Kay and Maroon 5.
