Stevie Wonder was born May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. Mr. Wonder is a self-taught singer-songwriter and has the ability to play multiple instruments: drums, harmonica and piano before the age of 10 (Stevie Wonder, 2015). Although Mr. Wonder is a blind man he overcomes such diversity through his music a true inspiration to us all! According to biography.com (2015) Mr. Wonder is a musical genius Stevie Wonder is a the tender age of 12 he released his debut album in 1962 in 1962 ‘Little Stevie Wonder the 12 Year Old Genius.’
What set Mr. Wonder apart from others is not only is he a perfectionist, but he has high standards for his music. Mr. Wonder’s high standards are self evident not only with his singing-songwriting skills, but the use of his flawless instrumental arrangements in his songs. Although Mr. Wonder is blind he does not let this affect his craft, his passion and his music. In fact, being blind has only enhanced his other senses and increased his musicianship precision and accuracy. Furthermore, Mr. Wonder has a testimony, he uses what he has experienced to produce songs we all love and the contemporary hits of today.
The impression that Stevie Wonder gives me is that he is a man of many talents and a true artist. As we have already established Mr. Wonder is a blind musical genius, however, him being different only forced him to not only be the best, but a perfectionist in all he does: signing, songwriting and playing multiple instruments. Mr. Wonder is a self-motivated and goal-orientated individual who not only dreams, but also lives out his dreams through his music!
The artist I would like to compare and contrast Miles Davis s ‘In a Silent Way- LP Mix’ in the conclusion section below.
Next, I would like to compare and contrast Stevie Wonder’s ‘I Wish’ with Miles Davis, ‘In a Silent Way- LP Mix.’ Mr. Wonder who is known for being a singer-songwriter and, instruments genre of music is Soul, Pop, Funk and Jazz whereas, Mr. Miles genre of music is Jazz. Both Mr. Wonder and Mr. Miles know how to play multiple different instruments. Mr. Wonder is a self-taught musician who knows how to play the drums, harmonica and piano. However, according to Biography.com (2015), Mr. Miles was introduced to the trumpet at the age of 13 and received private lessons from Elwood Buchanan. Mr. Wonder and Mr. Miles had two totally different up bringing’s; Mr. Wonder was born to an abusive father and lived in poverty, whereas, Mr. Miles grew up in a supportive middle-class household (Miles Davis, 2015). Mr. Miles is a winner of nine Grammy awards and Mr. Wonder is the winner of twenty-five Grammy awards.
REFERENCES:
Miles Davis. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 10:01, Feb 15, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/miles-davis-9267992.
Stevie Wonder. (2015). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 09:13, Feb 15, 2015, from http://www.biography.com/people/stevie-wonder-9536078.