Playable with 4 saxes, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones and rhythm. In 1963, the single fingertips was a numberone hit on the billboard hot 100 when wonder was aged, making him the youngest artist ever to top the chart. It became one of his biggest hits, topping the billboard hot 100 and other charts. The essays focus on two interwoven aspects of soul. Stevie wonder did not write superstition because he had something to say. Superstition is a popular song composed, produced, arranged, and performed by stevie wonder for motown records in 1972. Stevie was out of the room when i was just messing around on the drum kit, and he came in and said dont stop. How to play the music of stevie wonder for solo fingerstyle guitar home study lessons taught by guitarist adam rafferty. Superstition is a song by stevie ray vaughan from the album live alive. Enjoy my take on my small brass ensemble arrangment for stevie wonder s superstition. Stevie wonder superstition drum fill music notation created date. It is a funk song, written and produced by stevie wonder.
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