Tammi Terrell signed with Motown Records on her 20th birthday in 1965. The next year she recorded “All I Do (Is Think About You)” written by a teenaged Stevie Wonder, Clarence Paul and Morris Broadnax. The song was never released during Terrell’s lifetime but came out on the A CellarfulContinue Reading
James Jamerson’s bass anchored numerous hits for Motown records and has been an endless inspiration for so many players after him. As a member of studio musician band The Funk Brothers, his sound became part of the company’s identity. The Temptation’s “My Girl,” Stevie Wonder’s “I Was Made To LoveContinue Reading
Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall was his fifth solo album and the first produced by Quincy Jones. Their classy execution of disco and pop honored the dance floor and created a lovelorn ballad. Susaye Greene and Stevie Wonder wrote “I Can’t Help It.” Greene had previously sang with Ray Charles’Continue Reading
Stevie Wonder’s A Time To Love was his first album in a decade having previously released Conversation Peace in 1995. The album’s buzz was created with the lead single “What’s The Fuss” that featured Prince on drums and En Vogue on backing vocals. Wonder’s politics and penchant for love wereContinue Reading