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Informationen zum Autor JAMES E. PERONE is Associate Professor of Music at Mount Union College. His previous bio-bibliographies include Howard Hanson (Greenwood, 1992) and Elvis Costello (Greenwood, 1998). He is also the author of a number of bibliographies including Musical Anthologies for Analytical Study (Greenwood, 1992), Orchestration Theory (Greenwood, 1996), Harmony Theory (Greenwood, 1997), and Form and Analysis Theory (Greenwood, 1998). Klappentext Since his professional debut in 1962, Stevie Wonder has recorded sixty-four singles that have made the Billboard top 100, including ten that reached number one. Wonder was one of the first Motown artists to have complete control over the writing, arranging, and recording of his songs, and achieved that stature before he was 20 years old. He has won 17 Grammy awards, was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989, and earned the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. Equally important, his work as a producer, arranger, and instrumentalist on other artists' recordings has put him in the highest rank of musical collaborators. This is the first work of criticism on this important documentarian of American life, as well as the introductory volume in The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection . Through a combination of biography and critical analysis, James Perone's groundbreaking new book reveals the many ways in which Stevie Wonder's body of work emerged, developed, reflected its time, and influenced myriad other artists.After revealing the social, cultural, and political context of Wonder's work, the book provides detailed analysis of his compositions and recordings, with a focus on both his well-known songs and those known only to his hardcore fans. The volume also contains discussions of cover versions of Wonder's compositions, a discography of his recordings, a song title index, an annotated bibliography, and a general index. Zusammenfassung Since his professional debut in 1962! Stevie Wonder has recorded sixty-four singles that have made the top 100 in the US! including ten that reached number one. Combining biography and critical analysis! this work shows the ways in which Stevie Wonder's body of work has emerged! developed! reflected its time! and influenced many other artists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series PrefaceIntroductionThe Young Virtuoso, 1962-1964The Soul Shouter, 1965-1967The Middle of the Road, 1968-1970The Independent Artist, 1971-1973The Mature Superstar, 1974-1980The Musician with a Cause, 1981-2005Stevie Wonder's Songs as Recorded by Other PerformersAnnotated BibliographyDiscographyComposition Title IndexIndex...
