American Legends: The Life of Stevie Wonder
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 150273902X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 38 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ken Karapetian said Failure. Not worth the time to read. To write about Stevie Wonder, one of the greatest musicians in history, one needs inspiration and thorough understanding of music and poetry. No such thing. The author just listed some facts arranged randomly and chaotically. The SOUL of the GENIUS is lost. In addit. Mini book I wish I had known it was only as thick as a People Magazine! A page count should be included in the description.
Among the most innovative and independent artists to come out of Motown in the latter half of the twentieth century, along with colleagues Marvin Gaye, Isaac Hayes, and Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder was said by many to possess three distinct obstacles to fulfillment in the music industry. First, he was poor, and worse, he was black and blind. Wonder, however, refused to shrink from or acknowledge any of these realities as barriers, asserting that he had not been in any way disadvantaged or limited in his path toward success. Winning virtually every award and accolade that the music industry has to offer, his humanitarian efforts on behalf of particularly challenged groups in society have been vast in scope, and steadfastly loyal. Through a long and prodigious career at Motown, and a vast experience of collaborations with great musicians of the era, Stevie Wonder has gone on to prove that his optimistic view toward life and work was correct from the very beginning, in a lengthy and extraordinarily productive career. From childhood a