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RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Stevie Wonder: Fulfillingness' First Finale (Universal)

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Stevie Wonder: Fulfillingness' First Finale (Universal)

...stand-up songs, this '74 album fell between Stevie Wonder's more political Innervisions and Songs... ...songs, this '74 album fell between Stevie Wonder's more political Innervisions and Songs in the... ...the Key of Life. Stevie – the “Little Stevie” Motown...

Stevie Wonder: The Wonder of You

Stevie Wonder: The Wonder of You

...bald guy over there. No such problem with Stevie Wonder, and not just because his braids are... ...guy over there. No such problem with Stevie Wonder, and not just because his braids are like a... ...which announces his presence. Nope, I knew Stevie was in the room even before I saw him. The... ...meet-Stevie took place in an unattractive room at Mangere... ...at Western Springs. By this time in his career Stevie was a little passe, to be frank. His last... ...To Say I Love You, you had the feeling that Stevie's best days were well behind him. His two most... ...to break/you getting ready to lie"). So Stevie Wonder was coming to town, albeit for a brief... ...getting ready to lie"). So Stevie Wonder was coming to town, albeit for a brief new...

Stevie Nicks: The Soundstage Sessions (Universal)

Stevie Nicks: The Soundstage Sessions (Universal)

...applies here because these 10 songs taken from Stevie Nicks' filmed-for-DVD concert in 2007 come off...

Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault (Warners)

Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault (Warners)

...couldn't be better for this collection of Stevie Nicks' previously unreleased songs, most...

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder: What's That You're Doing? (1982)

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder: What's That You're Doing? (1982)

...songs -- Take It Away, Ebony and Ivory with Stevie Wonder off the former, Say Say Say with... ...-- Take It Away, Ebony and Ivory with Stevie Wonder off the former, Say Say Say with Michael... ...first album since his murder. His duet with Wonder on Ebony and Ivory is a little corny in... ...corny in sentiment, but this co-write with Stevie in solid funky mode was a real cracker, and...

Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams (Reprise)

Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams (Reprise)

For her first album in a decade the fairie queen and producer Dave Stewart have opened their fat Rolladecks and made some calls. Here are Fleetwood Macs' Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, Mike Ca

Lindsey Buckingham: Gift of Screws (Warners)

Lindsey Buckingham: Gift of Screws (Warners)

...as a (very) soft-rocker with his partner Stevie Nicks in the days before they joined Fleetwood... ...Around the time of Tusk in 79 while Stevie was still crafting those glorious ballads...

STEVIE WONDER: THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS, CONSIDERED (1979): Trimming and pruning required

STEVIE WONDER: THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS, CONSIDERED (1979): Trimming and pruning required

...(plants can feel pain, man). Which is where Stevie Wonder comes in. By the end of '78 he was at... ...can feel pain, man). Which is where Stevie Wonder comes in. By the end of '78 he was at the peak... ...over four years. The time between U2 albums. Wonder was sure-footed, innovative, political (Higher... ...Then it arrived. Labouring under the title Stevie Wonder's Journey Through 'The Secret Life of... ...it arrived. Labouring under the title Stevie Wonder's Journey Through 'The Secret Life of Plants',... ...work better with the film's images (which Wonder had described to him of course) and was... ...will Yvonne Wright's Black Orchid or Syreeta Wonder's Come Back as a Flower). There are noises of... ...jungle sounds and much more weaving through Wonder's music. And the music itself? Well, it aims... ...into plants . . . but frankly if it wasn't for Wonder's signature voice it would of no consequence.... ...so it goes: MOR ballads (Send One Your Love is Wonder-by-numbers); a stab at pop on Outside My... ...instrumental Finale which, if it wasn't by Wonder, you'd ignore for it's earnest intentions and... ...were mixed if not dismissive and a year later Wonder went back to what he knew best, for his Hotter... ...rather than this themed prog-rock/funk. So, Stevie Wonder's Journey Through 'The Secret Life of...

MOTOWN, THE FIRST TWO DECADES: There's a place in the sun

MOTOWN, THE FIRST TWO DECADES: There's a place in the sun

...hits the road. 1963: “Little” Stevie Wonder, aged 13, has the number one single... ...the road. 1963: “Little” Stevie Wonder, aged 13, has the number one single... ...Lady Sings The Blues. 1974 - 75: The start of Stevie Wonder’s classic period with hit albums... ...The Blues. 1974 - 75: The start of Stevie Wonder’s classic period with hit albums... ...album of the year (among other awards). 1976: Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life debuts... ...of the year (among other awards). 1976: Stevie Wonder’s Songs in the Key of Life debuts at... ...to do so. Another album of the year Grammy for Stevie. 1977: Whitney Houston’s Don’t...

Billy Hart Quartet: One is the Other (ECM/Ode)

Billy Hart Quartet: One is the Other (ECM/Ode)

...to Lennie Tristano (Lennie's Groove) and Stevie Wonder (the softly swinging ballad Sonnet for... ...Lennie Tristano (Lennie's Groove) and Stevie Wonder (the softly swinging ballad Sonnet for...

The Webb Sisters: Savages (Proper)

The Webb Sisters: Savages (Proper)

...album where Eighties pop-rock (think Stevie Nicks on the title track) sits uneasily...

The Jezabels: Prisoner (MGM/Southbound)

The Jezabels: Prisoner (MGM/Southbound)

...of some elements like The Edge's guitar chime, Stevie Nicks and the Pretenders in the record...

STEVIE NICKS OF FLEETWOOD MAC INTERVIEWED (2006): Actually, not such a gypsy queen

STEVIE NICKS OF FLEETWOOD MAC INTERVIEWED (2006): Actually, not such a gypsy queen

...Nicks -- the fairie queen singer in Fleetwood... ...rare -- and they never had to so tough, huh? Stevie Nicks has been in Australia a fortnight and,... ...Australia however -- in 2005 she came for the Stevie Nicks Plate, a horse race named in her honour... ...while I was sitting in the house in Aspen and wondering whether I was going to give Lindsey... ...houses, were wearing what we might call Stevie Nicks clothes. Did you ever think you'd become... ...could belong to me. And people say, That's a Stevie Nicks hat. That is great. I still think it's a...

STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN DVD REVIEWED (2003)

STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN DVD REVIEWED (2003)

...a genius on his instrument - was one of the wonderful but often forgotten musicians who laid down... ...Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder and many more. Theirs was the aural... ...Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie Wonder and many more. Theirs was the aural...

THE TEMPTATIONS: Creating Heaven for Motown right here on Earth

THE TEMPTATIONS: Creating Heaven for Motown right here on Earth

The ever-changing line-up of the legendary Motown soul group the Temptations (only two original members of the '61 founding group by the mid-Nineties when the five-disc retrospective Emperors of Soul

Oli Brown: Here I Am (Ruf)

Oli Brown: Here I Am (Ruf)

...about not trying to be "no Jimi or a Stevie, I wanna be my goddamn self, I keep fighting... ...very appealing. And don't sound remotely like Stevie Ray or Jimi. Mostly Brown keeps things very...

Ruthie Foster: The Truth According to Ruthie Foster (Shock)

Ruthie Foster: The Truth According to Ruthie Foster (Shock)

...roams confidently from the Seventies-styled Stevie Wonder-ish opener (Stone Love) through more... ...confidently from the Seventies-styled Stevie Wonder-ish opener (Stone Love) through more gritty... ...soul-reggae not too far removed from the wonderful but largely overlooked (in New Zealand)...

Atlanta Rhythm Section: Imaginary Lover (1979)

Atlanta Rhythm Section: Imaginary Lover (1979)

...vinyl is played at 45rpm they become . . . Stevie Nicks out front with Fleetwood Mac? Sorry...

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Orange + Experimental Remixes (Shout Factory/Southbound)

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Orange + Experimental Remixes (Shout Factory/Southbound)

...Beck phones in his poem-part on the Stevie Wonder-funk of Flavor (where they also brag... ...Beck phones in his poem-part on the Stevie Wonder-funk of Flavor (where they also brag about how...

The Mother Truckers: Let's All Go to Bed (Shock)

The Mother Truckers: Let's All Go to Bed (Shock)

...etc and arc welds it to a post-punk version of Stevie Ray Vaughan/Tail Gators etc. Drinkin' music I...

Ayo: Joyful (Polydor)

Ayo: Joyful (Polydor)

...pot: she counts Jimmy Cliff, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and Nigerian musicians among her... ...she counts Jimmy Cliff, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and Nigerian musicians among her influences.... ...wears some hurts quite openly so it is little wonder its tone (not her singing style) has drawn...

Oli Brown: Heads I Win Tails You Lose (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

Oli Brown: Heads I Win Tails You Lose (Ruf/Yellow Eye)

...Dog Taylor and the like); George Thorogood; Stevie Ray Vaughan; Bonnie Raitt; Robert Cray; the... ...the likes of Big Daddy Wilson, Carolyn Wonderland and Walter Trout. Although he writes most... ...-- after the workmanlike Evil Soul he steps to Stevie Ray Texas-territory for Makes Me Wonder, drops... ...to Stevie Ray Texas-territory for Makes Me Wonder, drops back a touch for the gritty Keeping My...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE BLUES QUESTIONNAIRE: Oscar LaDell

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE BLUES QUESTIONNAIRE: Oscar LaDell

...from Blind Lemon Jefferson or Chicago blues to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray or whoever you want.... ...at home? Not really, I have a big painting of Stevie Ray on my wall. The best book on the blues... ...only) blues related book I’ve read was Stevie Ray Vaughan’s biography. I actually...

Billy TK Jnr and the Groove Shakers: Blues Benediction (Southbound)

Billy TK Jnr and the Groove Shakers: Blues Benediction (Southbound)

...getting his head down he has been likened to Stevie Ray Vaughan (an influence acknowledged in the... ...closer Stevie's Good Night Blues) or George Thorogood (who...

Lydia Loveless: Somewhere Else (Bloodshot/Southbound)

Lydia Loveless: Somewhere Else (Bloodshot/Southbound)

...Hynde, The Replacements, Liz Phair and Stevie Nicks. Let's add early Lucinda Williams and...

Hot 8 Brass Band: On the Spot (Tru Thoughts/Rhythmethod)

Hot 8 Brass Band: On the Spot (Tru Thoughts/Rhythmethod)

...pleasures – includes their take on Stevie Wonder's That Girl and Sade's Sweetest Taboo... ...– includes their take on Stevie Wonder's That Girl and Sade's Sweetest Taboo as well...

Jeff Beck: Performing this Week . . . Live at Ronnie Scott's (Shock)

Jeff Beck: Performing this Week . . . Live at Ronnie Scott's (Shock)

...for him; it touches on beautiful songs like Stevie Wonder's Cause We've Ended as Lovers (which... ...him; it touches on beautiful songs like Stevie Wonder's Cause We've Ended as Lovers (which came from...

Chris Cain: Raisin' Cain (Alligator/Southbound/digital outlets)

Chris Cain: Raisin' Cain (Alligator/Southbound/digital outlets)

...gets wah-wah funky in the manner of mid-period Stevie Wonder. But yep, there are some hard-headed... ...funky in the manner of mid-period Stevie Wonder. But yep, there are some hard-headed women...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: DeWayne Pate

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: DeWayne Pate

...anyone it would be . . . (And you would play?) Stevie Wonder …. Overjoyed The three films... ...it would be . . . (And you would play?) Stevie Wonder …. Overjoyed The three films you'd... ...Nights-Eric Clapton, The Definitive Collection-Stevie Wonder Your dream band of musicians (living or... ...Clapton, The Definitive Collection-Stevie Wonder Your dream band of musicians (living or dead)... ...like more people to be exposed to the wonderful music of Ivan Lins!...

Shilpa Ray: Last Year's Savage (Northern Spy/Southbound)

Shilpa Ray: Last Year's Savage (Northern Spy/Southbound)

...(Sanitary iPad) or a battered inner-city Stevie Nicks (the deceptively intimate ballad Burning...

Various Artists: Message from the Tribe (Universal Sound/Southbound)

Various Artists: Message from the Tribe (Universal Sound/Southbound)

...(sic). Drawing from Afro-Cuban percussion, Stevie Wonder, free jazz, streetcorner funk and Sun... ...Drawing from Afro-Cuban percussion, Stevie Wonder, free jazz, streetcorner funk and Sun Ra's...

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 St Vincent:Actor (4AD)

BEST OF ELSEWHERE 2009 St Vincent:Actor (4AD)

...to add to the mix recent Scott Walker, mad Stevie Nicks and raiding "special effects"...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Timberwolf

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Timberwolf

...role models in music were . . . Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Buckley. Lennon or Jagger,... ...Mac, it would be a dream to sing a duet with Stevie. The three films you'd insist anybody watch...

STEVE WINWOOD PROFILED (2011): From teen-soul boy to mainstream man

STEVE WINWOOD PROFILED (2011): From teen-soul boy to mainstream man

...two names in the 60s stood out, both of them Stevies. "Little Stevie Wonder" was 13 when... ...out, both of them Stevies. "Little Stevie Wonder" was 13 when he scored his first hit,... ...his first hit, Fingertips (Part 2) in '63, and Stevie Winwood (quickly becoming the more mature... ...later produced the Rolling Stones). And like Wonder, Winwood – who was 14 when he started in... ...He might have started young but – like Stevie Wonder -- Steve Winwood proved to be that... ...have started young but – like Stevie Wonder -- Steve Winwood proved to be that rarity, a...

Joan As Police Woman: The Deep Field (Liberator)

Joan As Police Woman: The Deep Field (Liberator)

...reference points in classic Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder's more introspective 70s songs. And... ...points in classic Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder's more introspective 70s songs. And she's...

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall (Sony CD/DVD)

RECOMMENDED REISSUE: Michael Jackson; Off the Wall (Sony CD/DVD)

...Paul McCartney (the ballad Girlfriend) and Stevie Wonder (I Can't Help It). The first side is... ...McCartney (the ballad Girlfriend) and Stevie Wonder (I Can't Help It). The first side is... ...enough the weakest point on side two is the Stevie Wonder/Susaye Greene co-write I Can't Help It... ...the weakest point on side two is the Stevie Wonder/Susaye Greene co-write I Can't Help It which...

Joe Louis Walker: Hellfire (Alligator)

Joe Louis Walker: Hellfire (Alligator)

...roar and piano-hammer his way through with Stevie Ray on guitar) and turns the mood down for the...

Speed Caravan: Kalashnik Love (Adami)

Speed Caravan: Kalashnik Love (Adami)

...in the context . . . and closer to the Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughan axis and a child of post hip-hop...

Various: Motown Love (Motown/Universal)

Various: Motown Love (Motown/Universal)

...order again throw up the weakest material: Stevie Wonder's lightweight Isn't She Lovely, Michael... ...again throw up the weakest material: Stevie Wonder's lightweight Isn't She Lovely, Michael...

Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow (1975)

Jeff Beck: Blow by Blow (1975)

...by Martin, and some discreet guests (Stevie Wonder on a tribute to Thelonious Monk... ...by Martin, and some discreet guests (Stevie Wonder on a tribute to Thelonious Monk entitled... ...She's a Woman, a gorgeously weeping version of Wonder's Cause We've Ended as Lovers dedicated to Roy...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Duncan Campbell of UB40

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Duncan Campbell of UB40

...Your first role models in music were . . . Stevie Wonder. He really was the best of the Motown... ...first role models in music were . . . Stevie Wonder. He really was the best of the Motown period... ...it would be . . . (And what you would play?) Stevie Wonder – and I’d play whatever he... ...be . . . (And what you would play?) Stevie Wonder – and I’d play whatever he told me...

Tinsley Ellis: Ice Cream Man (Alligator/Southbound)

Tinsley Ellis: Ice Cream Man (Alligator/Southbound)

...year career he was on the same bill as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Koko Taylor, Son Seals, Albert...

Milly Tabak and the Miltones: Honest Woman (digital outlets)

Milly Tabak and the Miltones: Honest Woman (digital outlets)

...moody guitars as Tabak, still sounding like a Stevie Nicks sibling (even more so on Innocence),...

Elsewhere Art . . .  David Sanborn

Elsewhere Art . . . David Sanborn

...Young Americans, the Stones' Undercover album, Stevie Wonder's Talking Book and work with Roger... ...the Stones' Undercover album, Stevie Wonder's Talking Book and work with Roger Waters,...

Fleetwood Mac, Mirage Expanded Edition (Warners)

Fleetwood Mac, Mirage Expanded Edition (Warners)

...('82) they were bickering and burning out. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham had released solo...

The Maytals: Disco Reggae (1977)

The Maytals: Disco Reggae (1977)

...of his single Jamming (which drew from Stevie Wonder) released around the same time was... ...of his single Jamming (which drew from Stevie Wonder) released around the same time was Punky...

Van Morrison: Duets; Re-working the Catalogue (Universal)

Van Morrison: Duets; Re-working the Catalogue (Universal)

...and others – all but Michael Buble and Stevie Winwood actually in the studio for quick takes...

DAVID BOWIE; VH1 STORYTELLERS (EMI CD/DVD)

DAVID BOWIE; VH1 STORYTELLERS (EMI CD/DVD)

...with anecdotes and reminisences (Marc Bolan, Stevie Marriott and Iggy Pop were all mentioned) and...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Junior Marvin

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE REGGAE QUESTIONNAIRE: Junior Marvin

...Your first role models in music were . . . Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley I grew up... ...first role models in music were . . . Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley I grew up in... ...John Lennon Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder Any interesting, valuable or just plain... ...Lennon Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder Any interesting, valuable or just plain... ...it would be . . . (And what you would play?) Stevie Wonder and we’d play ‘Redemption... ...be . . . (And what you would play?) Stevie Wonder and we’d play ‘Redemption...

FLEETWOOD MAC IN 1987, CHRISTINE McVIE INTERVIEWED: Out through the in door

FLEETWOOD MAC IN 1987, CHRISTINE McVIE INTERVIEWED: Out through the in door

...it was the incarnation with Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, which has been... ...absence. “Between me and Stevie we have the bulk of the hit songs and in... ...the cold light of day, were actually mine and Stevie’s.” Buckingham’s departure... ...all. “I’ve got to say though, and Stevie would tell you this as well, that it’s... ...mind talking about all that either. “And Stevie went to the Betty Ford Clinic and has... ...where the ambience in the band has been so wonderful. We don’t have to sneak around the... ...to have their songs on albums as me and Stevie. “Of course we’ll all be vying for...

Jennifer Zea and the Antipodean Collective: The Latin Soul (Mama Wata)

Jennifer Zea and the Antipodean Collective: The Latin Soul (Mama Wata)

...to radio on warm day (notably the makeover of Stevie Wonder's Moon Blue). The ballads To Love and... ...on warm day (notably the makeover of Stevie Wonder's Moon Blue). The ballads To Love and Mi Nina...

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting (EMI/Digital outlets)

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting (EMI/Digital outlets)

...there's what sounds like Neil's nod to Mac's Stevie Nicks on Real Life Woman. These are...

Curtis Mayfield: Hard Times (1975)

Curtis Mayfield: Hard Times (1975)

...America Today, released in the same period Stevie Wonder was addressingg similar ideas on Livin'... ...Today, released in the same period Stevie Wonder was addressingg similar ideas on Livin' For...

THE BARGAIN BUY: Various Artists . . . Pure, Guitar Legends

THE BARGAIN BUY: Various Artists . . . Pure, Guitar Legends

...with some genuine cornerstone songs like Stevie Ray Vaughan's version of Little Wing,...

Midge Marsden: The Midge Marsden Collection (SDL)

Midge Marsden: The Midge Marsden Collection (SDL)

...hard edged Texas blues with his friend Stevie Ray Vaughan (how many New Zealand musicians... ...reach into a deep well of soul music for his wonderful (and much overlooked) album Back to the... ...petrol Travellin' On with a supergroup of Stevie Ray, onetime Underdog Murray Grindlay, Mike...

Billy TK Jnr: Presenting Billy TK Jnr (Ode)

Billy TK Jnr: Presenting Billy TK Jnr (Ode)

...time), and that this kind of music grounded in Stevie Ray Vaughan and drinks from the top shelf...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Ray Woolf

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Ray Woolf

...love everyone to hear are . . . You & I. Stevie Wonder. If Its Magic. Stevie Wonder. Any... ...everyone to hear are . . . You & I. Stevie Wonder. If Its Magic. Stevie Wonder. Any interesting,...

DEVADIP CARLOS SANTANA. THE SWING OF DELIGHT, CONSIDERED (1980): So, that happened . . .

DEVADIP CARLOS SANTANA. THE SWING OF DELIGHT, CONSIDERED (1980): So, that happened . . .

...acoustic to electric piano and bringing some Stevie Wonder in behind the guitar pyrotechnics. It... ...to electric piano and bringing some Stevie Wonder in behind the guitar pyrotechnics. It is an...

FLEETWOOD MAC, A USER'S GUIDE (2015): Long distance players

FLEETWOOD MAC, A USER'S GUIDE (2015): Long distance players

...and introduced them to Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. For this album Mac were a four-piece,... ...Love So Bad etc) For archival interviews with Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie at Elsewhere go...

Gary Bartz: Music is My Sanctuary (Capitol)

Gary Bartz: Music is My Sanctuary (Capitol)

...with Syreeta Wright (who had been married to Stevie Wonder) on vocals. Melvin Ragin (aka Wah-Wah... ...Syreeta Wright (who had been married to Stevie Wonder) on vocals. Melvin Ragin (aka Wah-Wah Watson)...

Gerald Cleaver: 22/23 (Positive Elevation/577 Records/bandcamp)

Gerald Cleaver: 22/23 (Positive Elevation/577 Records/bandcamp)

...it if you hear suggestion of Seventies Stevie Wonder in the grooves of A Marcha Para Baixo,... ...it if you hear suggestion of Seventies Stevie Wonder in the grooves of A Marcha Para Baixo, pop...

Guitar Shorty: Bare Knuckle (Alligator)

Guitar Shorty: Bare Knuckle (Alligator)

...in the manner of the T Bone Walker-Hendrix-Stevie Ray Vaughan lineage. Slow Burn is menacing...

Max Stowers: Elements of Funk (bandcamp)

Max Stowers: Elements of Funk (bandcamp)

...The coordinates for this are between classic Stevie Wonder, mid Seventies jazz fusion (Jan Hammer,... ...for this are between classic Stevie Wonder, mid Seventies jazz fusion (Jan Hammer, Clarke...

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: Killin' It Live (Alligator/Southbound)

Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: Killin' It Live (Alligator/Southbound)

...manages to namecheck Ray (we're guessing Stevie not James Earl!), Highway 61, Texas hold'em ....

GUEST WRITER ROB SOUTHERN recalls getting happily stuck with Traffic

GUEST WRITER ROB SOUTHERN recalls getting happily stuck with Traffic

...was closing. Did I care? I was friends with Stevie Winwood. I had partied with Traffic. I had met... ...local band the JB Roadshow headlining. I met Stevie in town and, over a coffee, told him what we... ...How about we come and play as support?” Stevie asked. “You can’t advertise it,... ...rented a cottage on the Downs. Close neighbour Stevie Winwood sent Mr Cocker to Coxhead’s for...

Susan Tedeschi: Back to the River (Universal)

Susan Tedeschi: Back to the River (Universal)

...Gary Louris, Tony Joe White on the funky, Stevie Wonder/Hendrix-styled title track and John... ...Louris, Tony Joe White on the funky, Stevie Wonder/Hendrix-styled title track and John Leventhal...

The Blind Boys of Alabama: Echoes of the South

The Blind Boys of Alabama: Echoes of the South

...is, given the state of our world, timely. It's Stevie Wonder's Heaven Help Us All. . You can hear... ...the state of our world, timely. It's Stevie Wonder's Heaven Help Us All. . You can hear and buy...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Joanne Shaw Taylor

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Joanne Shaw Taylor

...on Texas gin and swam in muddy waters with Stevie Ray Vaughan, or grew up in the backroom of... ...affected you was . . . Not to be cliche but Stevie Ray Vaughan's Live in Austin, Texas DVD.... It...

FLEETWOOD MAC; RUMOURS (2013): Decades of discussion and dissection

FLEETWOOD MAC; RUMOURS (2013): Decades of discussion and dissection

...relationships of the principals; lovers Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, and the McVie's...

ELMORE JAMES: Sliding with the king

ELMORE JAMES: Sliding with the king

...its title from a James song. Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan have both covered Sky is Crying,... ...(who wrote Tribute to Elmore James) and Stevie Ray Vaughan can't all be wrong about this man...

Paul McCartney: Rainclouds (1980)

Paul McCartney: Rainclouds (1980)

...a b-side of the Ebony and Ivory single (with Stevie Wonder). Maybe McCartney felt that -- despite... ...of the Ebony and Ivory single (with Stevie Wonder). Maybe McCartney felt that -- despite its...

HERBS, NEW ZEALAND'S POLITICISED REGGAE REVOLUTION INTO THE HALL OF FAME (2012): Hard tings an' times

HERBS, NEW ZEALAND'S POLITICISED REGGAE REVOLUTION INTO THE HALL OF FAME (2012): Hard tings an' times

...for international touring acts (Black Slate, Stevie Wonder, UB40, Neil Young). So much so that if... ...touring acts (Black Slate, Stevie Wonder, UB40, Neil Young). So much so that if an...

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Kendall Elise: Let the Night In (bandcamp)

RECOMMENDED RECORD: Kendall Elise: Let the Night In (bandcamp)

...which hits a midpoint between Grace Slick and Stevie Nicks. And it's not often you expect to hear...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Mitchell Froom

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE PRODUCER QUESTIONNAIRE: Mitchell Froom

...McVie album (which was Fleetwood Mac wiothout Stevie Nicks). But he is here now being interviewed...

Troy Kingi: Shake That Skinny Ass All the Way to Zygertron (AAA)

Troy Kingi: Shake That Skinny Ass All the Way to Zygertron (AAA)

...and fiftysomething minutes which hark back to Stevie Wonder and Jimi Hendrix at their most... ...minutes which hark back to Stevie Wonder and Jimi Hendrix at their most thoughtfully...

Jeff Healey: Last Call (Stony Plain/Southbound)

Jeff Healey: Last Call (Stony Plain/Southbound)

...as a fiery young player in the tradition of a Stevie Ray Vaughan, and those who thought he was...

THE BARGAIN BUY: Margie Joseph; Original Album Series (Atlantic/Rhino)

THE BARGAIN BUY: Margie Joseph; Original Album Series (Atlantic/Rhino)

...album Sweet Surrender where she also gave Stevie Wonder's To Know You is To Love You and... ...Sweet Surrender where she also gave Stevie Wonder's To Know You is To Love You and Bread's Baby...

Elephant9 with Reine Fiske: Psychedelic Backfire II (Rune Grammofon/Southbound)

Elephant9 with Reine Fiske: Psychedelic Backfire II (Rune Grammofon/Southbound)

...but almost Vanilla Fudge-like exploration of Stevie Wonder's You Are The Sunshine of My Life... ...Vanilla Fudge-like exploration of Stevie Wonder's You Are The Sunshine of My Life –...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: James Hughes of Batucada Sound Machine

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: James Hughes of Batucada Sound Machine

...learning guitar, definitely Tin Pan Alley (Stevie Ray Vaughan). I used to listen to that on my... ...Seriously, if I had written Superstition (Stevie Wonder) – I would be a very happy man.... ...if I had written Superstition (Stevie Wonder) – I would be a very happy man. The...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Nick Williams of After 'Ours

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Nick Williams of After 'Ours

...albums for a desert island would be . . ? Stevie Wonder ‘Talking Book’, Q-Tip... ...for a desert island would be . . ? Stevie Wonder ‘Talking Book’, Q-Tip ‘The... ...Purdie, Wayne Shorter, Patrice Rushen and Stevie Wonder. And finally, is there a track on your... ...Wayne Shorter, Patrice Rushen and Stevie Wonder. And finally, is there a track on your most...

A TOOT AND A SNORE IN '74 (2023): Supersession, but what a bore

A TOOT AND A SNORE IN '74 (2023): Supersession, but what a bore

...Ed Davis and Bobby Keys (and a more focused Stevie Wonder) to knock about a bit. This was during... ...and Bobby Keys (and a more focused Stevie Wonder) to knock about a bit. This was during... ...on offer. It opens with Lennon offering Wonder a toot “it's going round” and then... ...Elementary Canal, Boston Strangler ... its so wonderful to be waiting for my Green Card with thee... ...than '63, or we ain't gonna know it”) Wonder lays down a backdrop of Lucille in a slow... ...is more of the same, Lennon frustrated, Wonder singing and playing Cupid, Wonder and Nilsson...

Ocean Full of Fins: OFOF (themidnighthours.bandcamp.com)

Ocean Full of Fins: OFOF (themidnighthours.bandcamp.com)

...opening track Something's Gotta Give you'd be wondering why The Police's white reggae would have... ...(the latter seen in the clip below which is Stevie Ray-inna-bar but sounds a bit Britpop-rock),...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Meredith Wilkie and Kyla Dyresen of the Rocky Bay Midnights

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE QUESTIONNAIRE: Meredith Wilkie and Kyla Dyresen of the Rocky Bay Midnights

...role models in music were . . . Meredith: Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon & War,... ...models in music were . . . Meredith: Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon & War, Nina... ...your other favourite relaxation tactic.) As (Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life): such an... ...other favourite relaxation tactic.) As (Stevie Wonder, Songs in the Key of Life): such an impeccable... ...of us opening for Fleetwood Mac, Neil Finn, or Stevie Wonder brings chills up my spine. And I would... ...for Fleetwood Mac, Neil Finn, or Stevie Wonder brings chills up my spine. And I would give...

ONE WE MISSED: Corea/McBride/Blade: Trilogy 2 (Concord/Southbound)

ONE WE MISSED: Corea/McBride/Blade: Trilogy 2 (Concord/Southbound)

...gently funky and almost Caribbean treatment of Stevie Wonder's political Pastime Paradise (from... ...funky and almost Caribbean treatment of Stevie Wonder's political Pastime Paradise (from Songs in...

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Dixon Nacey

THE FAMOUS ELSEWHERE JAZZ QUESTIONNAIRE: Dixon Nacey

...otherwise, which really affected you was . . ? Stevie Wonder ‘Supawoman’ off an old... ...which really affected you was . . ? Stevie Wonder ‘Supawoman’ off an old compilation... ...I still love that warbly, lush, warm tone. Stevie used all these great instruments (now... ...anyone it would be . . . (And you would play?) Stevie Wonder. I dream about this happening. Even... ...it would be . . . (And you would play?) Stevie Wonder. I dream about this happening. Even just... ...the first one (see the last question), #2 = Stevie’s Musiquarium (is that non-jazz??) #3 =...

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Live; Everybody's Talkin' (Sony)

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Live; Everybody's Talkin' (Sony)

...Darling Be Home Soon, a 16 minute stretch on Stevie Wonder's Uptight and an eight minute Wade in... ...Be Home Soon, a 16 minute stretch on Stevie Wonder's Uptight and an eight minute Wade in the...

Johnny Guitar Watson: Funk Beyond the Call of Duty (1977)

Johnny Guitar Watson: Funk Beyond the Call of Duty (1977)

...he was and his influence was felt by Zappa, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Miller, Sly Stone, George...

DANNY CLICK INTERVIEWED (2004): Jimi beating up Buck

DANNY CLICK INTERVIEWED (2004): Jimi beating up Buck

...John Mellencamp, the Allman Brothers meets Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lynyrd Skynyrd ... You get the... ...Thunderbirds and the Cobras (featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan); and the annual South by South...

THE SEVENTIES; WHAT'S GOIN' ON (Prime TV documentary)

THE SEVENTIES; WHAT'S GOIN' ON (Prime TV documentary)

...Sixties, the new Marvin Gaye and more adult Stevie Wonder (and that's your lot for them folks).... ...the new Marvin Gaye and more adult Stevie Wonder (and that's your lot for them folks). Heart...

Cecile McLorin Salvant: The Window (Mack Avenue/Southbound)

Cecile McLorin Salvant: The Window (Mack Avenue/Southbound)

...mother, Haitian father, raised in Miami) has a wonderful musical reach from deep old blues and... ...focused selection of songs by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Richard Rodgers (and with Hammerstein... ...selection of songs by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Richard Rodgers (and with Hammerstein for the...

ALLIGATOR RECORDS 1971 - 2011: Four decades of brittle and often brilliant blues

ALLIGATOR RECORDS 1971 - 2011: Four decades of brittle and often brilliant blues

...Bluesbeakers for a decade; Lonnie Mack with Stevie Ray Vaughan setting a land-speed record on... ...give some a leg up to bigger labels – Stevie Ray, Son Seals – or lose them along the...

Tame Impala: The Slow Rush (Fiction)

Tame Impala: The Slow Rush (Fiction)

...he gets nostalgic, perhaps after listening to Stevie Wonder's Innervisions? Impala/Parker is... ...nostalgic, perhaps after listening to Stevie Wonder's Innervisions? Impala/Parker is however...

Jim Capaldi: Oh How We Danced/Whale Meat Again (Raven)

Jim Capaldi: Oh How We Danced/Whale Meat Again (Raven)

...he was still a member of Traffic alongside Stevie Winwood, Dave Mason and Chris Wood -- all of...

Joe Louis Walker:  Hornet's Nest (Alligator/Southbound)

Joe Louis Walker: Hornet's Nest (Alligator/Southbound)

...these day -- as it was in the Sixties or when Stevie Ray Vaughan was a star -- you'd hear speak of...

ERIC CLAPTON; THE 1960s REVIEW (Chrome Dreams/Triton DVD)

ERIC CLAPTON; THE 1960s REVIEW (Chrome Dreams/Triton DVD)

...songs) Powerhouse which was himself, Clapton, Stevie Winwood and others in that lull before Cream....

Grant Haua: Awa Blues (Dixie Frog/digital outlets)

Grant Haua: Awa Blues (Dixie Frog/digital outlets)

...folk from Taj Mahal and JJ Cale to dialed-down Stevie Ray and even an adventurous touch of acoustic...

Links to Somewhere else

Links to Somewhere else

...day, blogs . . . One of the founders of the wonderful US Western swing outfit Asleep at the...