Showing posts with label soul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soul. Show all posts

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Stevie Wonder: "Talking Book"


Released in 1972,
this was Stevie Wonder's fifteenth (15th) album.

Includes the mega-hits
"Superstition"
and
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life."

Many say this recording is when Stevie Wonder
'hit his stride' as an artist.

Read more about Stevie Wonder HERE.


Photography: R. Margouleff


Thursday, April 18, 2013

Ray Charles: "The Genius of Ray Charles"


Released in 1959,
this LP was in some ways Ray Charles
"breakout" recording
because it highlighted his soulful
vocal style.

Rolling Stone magazine has placed this album
at #263 on its list of The Top 500 Albums of All Time.

Listen to Ray's version of "Come Rain Or Come Shine"
from this recording.

Read more about Ray Charles HERE.


Liner Notes: Nat Hentoff