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Image Development
Stevie Wonder is his performance usually dressed as himself, but one of his signatures was the harmonica, as well as his skill on the piano, despite his blindness. His blindness however, also led to another of his signature items, his glasses, along with the image of a microphone showing that he was a singer. Wonder's songs are renowned for being quite difficult to sing. He has a very developed sense of harmony and uses many extended chords utilizing extensions such as
How is he Sold?
The main presentation of Stevie Wonder, is through his talent in singing and instrument use, and enhanced by his capability with a disability, mainly when he was in his teens. A beloved multiinstrumentalist as a child! As his work and age developed, his portray was shown through his afro and dress code (which developed through each decade), where in more recent decades his glasses are the key defining feature when hes performing. Hes piano skill is also crucial to defining his music which leads the attraction for his audience, not only impressed my his skill, but also touched by the emotion of his work, showing deep love and caring in a number of his songs, such as Isnt She Lovely?
Younger Image
As Dyer has shown to us, Wonder was portrayed through the media to have lasting significance in his young talent, aided by the skill and adaptation to his condition. Even in the image of his as a real person, helped to boost his fame, because his blindness was no act. His cultural focus from the beginning to show his talent, but also to develop the relationship between whites and blacks in America, following the beliefs of major players such as Martin Luthor King. He represented black minorities, and desire for no more repression. He expressed this emotion to his audience. The main focus Wonder created for his audience was the beauty in his lyrics, linking to his emotion views and ideals through certain songs like
Cultural Significance
Known as The Motown legend - he was the only one to still record under the banner of the eradefining label - doesn't get around as much as he used to. Wonder was one of the first black Americans to take his music to the land of its roots, touring Africa in the early 1970s. So clear and so urgent was that call to him that he even considered living in Africa, working with blind children. He even tribute to the birthday of Martin Luthor King, writing his version of Happy Birthday, also reflecting on cultural songs which were mainly political in the 1970s. Wonder had become the most influential and acclaimed black musician of the early 1970s,