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Stevie Wonder
PostPosted:Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:37 am
by spilly
I love Stevie. So I finally desided to sit down and figure out some of his stuff. It's been tuff transcribing the horn and piano parts while mixing in the regular guitar at the same time (I'm trying to figure it for a three piece i.e:Drums, guitar, bass)
but I've now got sighned sealed delivered and Sir Duke(you can feel it all over) sounding pretty good. It's alot of fun and a bit different that what I'm used too. I imagine it's easier to play on a horn (if you play a horn of course) but I'm very happy with what I got
God bless Stevie Wonder
PostPosted:Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:02 am
by HOWEYMAN
I was just telling the person I work with the other day that I was going to pick up his greatest hits. I have a ton of music, but none of his, and every song I hear, I like. Phish does a great cover of Boogie on Reggae Woman.
PostPosted:Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:25 am
by spilly
Boogie on was actually the next on on my list
PostPosted:Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:17 am
by strumminsix
RE: Boogie on Reggae Woman
Nice! Legion of Mary does a great cut of this tune!!!
PostPosted:Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:23 am
by tigerstrat
strumminsix wrote:RE: Boogie on Reggae Woman
Nice! Legion of Mary does a great cut of this tune!!!
A staple cover by Merl for sure, through Legion, Reconstruction, Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band, Merl & Melvin, etc.
PostPosted:Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:35 pm
by shakedown_04092
HOWEYMAN wrote:I was just telling the person I work with the other day that I was going to pick up his greatest hits. I have a ton of music, but none of his, and every song I hear, I like. Phish does a great cover of Boogie on Reggae Woman.
And unfortunately so does String Cheese. Every time I'v eheard them do it, it doesn't compare to the rockus version that Phish used to pump out. Then again, they are more bluegrassy, so I guess I shouldn't expect the thunder that Mike's bass put out. His bass really made that song for Phish.
PostPosted:Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:57 pm
by squire758
Stevie Ray Vaughan- superstition. i know it goes without saying, but lets not forget when the old Texas Strat played a little diddy by Wonder. great jam
PostPosted:Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:01 pm
by Billbbill
I know this isn't exactly earth shattering but here's that bass line thing from superstition as I hear it.
e------------------------------
b------------------------------
g--------0-----------------0-----
d--2-0-2---0-0-2-0-----0-2---0-0-2-0--
a------------------0-2----------------
E------------------------------------0
Always loved that little deal
PostPosted:Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:11 am
by ebick
Here's a few other great titles by Stevie that I have not seen mentioned yet.
I Was Made To Love Her
If You Really Love Me
Uptight, Everything Is Alright
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
I Wish
Isn't She Lovely
My Cherie Amour
For Once In My Life
Higher Ground
PostPosted:Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:35 am
by jck_strw
Conspicuously absent is:
I Just Called To Say I Love You
That sounds like a Bobby song. ;)
PostPosted:Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:55 am
by tigerstrat
No link, but check out the Stevie performing on Sesame Street vid available on YouTube.
And of course no Stevie tribute album would be complete w/o props to RHCP's cover of "Higher Ground".
Secret Life Of Plants is a pretty interesting concept album that never gets much attention.
PostPosted:Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:14 pm
by grateful4booze
VH1 Classic has been running a long BBC Treasures concert from what looks like the late 70s. I'm no expert so the time period could be wrong. You should tape it.
PS. I heard he wrote Superstition for Jeff Beck who recorded it in 1973. Stevie Wonder liked it so much he recorded it himself and his version buried Jeff Beck's version. Then Stevie Vaughan re-covered it.