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Stevie Wonder: Music of My Mind [The Wonder of Stevie]

2024/9/27
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Wesley Morris
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Kirk: 我强烈推荐一个关于Stevie Wonder的新播客《The Wonder of Stevie》，它对Stevie Wonder的音乐进行了全面的探讨，制作阵容强大，主持人Wesley Morris是一位优秀的音乐评论家和播客主持人。 Wesley Morris: 我热爱Stevie Wonder及其音乐，他的70年代专辑系列是美国流行音乐史上最具灵感和奇迹的创作时期，《Music of My Mind》展现了Stevie Wonder从少年天才到成熟艺术家的转变，他的音乐不仅是历史的记录，也对现在具有重要意义。本播客系列将深入探讨Stevie Wonder 70年代五张专辑的创作过程和意义，并采访多位音乐人，分享他们对Stevie Wonder音乐的理解。Stevie Wonder的音乐生涯始于他在Motown的经历，他的母亲鼓励他像其他兄弟姐妹一样生活，在教堂演奏时被Ronnie White发现，并被带到了Motown。Motown的成功在于它是一家由黑人经营的音乐公司，拥有众多黑人艺术家，Motown的音乐融合了福音音乐和世俗音乐的元素，对美国文化产生了深远的影响。教会音乐对Motown和Stevie Wonder音乐的影响至关重要。 Babyface: Stevie Wonder的音乐陪伴我度过了人生低谷，他的音乐能够直接触动我的情感。 Jimmy Jam: Stevie Wonder在使用合成器方面具有革命性意义，他将合成器作为主要乐器来创造美丽的音色和情感，这在当时是前所未有的。 Smokey Robinson: Motown的成功使得白人广播电台不得不播放黑人音乐，Motown对艺术家进行全面的培养，包括礼仪和举止，这具有政治意义，旨在提升黑人在公众面前的形象。 Barry Gordy: Stevie Wonder在21岁时与Motown重新签订了合同，获得了更大的创作自主权，这笔交易是当时前所未有的，也是我做过的最好的交易之一。 Sarita Wright: 我与Stevie Wonder的合作关系对他的音乐创作和个人发展起到了重要作用。 Bob Margalef & Malcolm Cecil: 我们与Stevie Wonder合作，帮助他创造出他以前从未能够表达的声音，合成器对Stevie Wonder的音乐创作起到了关键作用。

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Kirk announces a promo swap with the podcast "The Wonder of Stevie," highlighting its creators (Pineapple Street Studios and Higher Ground) and host Wesley Morris, a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic known for his insightful music writing. He expresses his excitement about the collaboration and previews an upcoming interview with Morris and the show's producer.
  • Promo swap between Strong Songs and The Wonder of Stevie
  • The Wonder of Stevie is co-produced by Pineapple Street Studios and Higher Ground
  • Wesley Morris, the host, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning critic

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A cross-post of the first episode of "The Wonder of Stevie," a new six-part podcast series from Higher Ground and Pineapple Street Studios. It's a great show - find it on Apple), Amazon), Spotify)... it's a podcast, you know the deal.

Next week, we'll run a conversation between Kirk, host Wesley Morris, and producer Josh Gwynn all about what they learned making the show, and how they've come to think about Stevie and his music. In the meantime, check out some of Wesley Morris's  writing on Aretha Franklin), Jam & Lewis), Meshell Ndegeocello), and his mustache), as well as his essential 2019 essay about Black American Music).