Re: [Harp-L] Stevie Wonder blues?

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

p.s. I just found the liner notes (such as they are) for High Heel Sneakers:

> Single Tamla 54119, issued August 2, 1965
> high heel sneakers (live)
> (Robert Higgenbotham) Produced by Robert L. Gordy
> funny how time slips away (live)
> (Willie Nelson) Produced by Robert L. Gordy
> Both songs—covers of a teen hit and a more adult song—are from the 
> Motortown Revue show in Paris
> and issued on this mono 45 three months before the full album. 
> Sometime during its production
> run Motown swaps out the B-side for “Music Talk,” a studio cut with 
> one of the funkiest intro breaks of all time.
Incidentally, "Music Talk" is a 12 bar blues variation and features some 
harmonica. Mighty funky! It appears on the album "Up Tight".

- Slim.

www.SlideManSlim.com




Slim Heilpern wrote:
> With respect to the Stevie version of High Heel Sneakers, I don't 
> think it was ever on an LP. In the "Complete Stevie Wonder" collection 
> (from iTunes) it's listed in the "Additional Singles and Rarities" and 
> a slightly shorter version of the same cut under the "Mono Singles" 
> category. Not sure how many other 12 bar blues tunes featuring 
> harmonica there are out of the 579 tracks, but if I happen to bump 
> into them I'll be happy to let you know ;-).
>
> - Slim.
>
> www.SlideManSlim.com
>
>
> jazmaan@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > I was listening to a 1965 broadcast of The Real Don Steele on KHJ 
> > radio when he played Little
> > Stevie Wonder's version of "High Heel Sneakers". That got me 
> > wondering, how many other
> > recordings are there of Stevie playing 12 bar blues? And what lp is 
> > "High Heel Sneakers" from?
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