The Challenges Of Mr. Stevie Wonder And Mr Stevie Wonder

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It all started In 1940 with the world known musician Louis Jordan.
Louis Jordan was a saxophonist that jumped started the genre of rhythm and blues. He was very popular during world war two.From 1942 to 1951, Jordan scored an astonishing 57 R&B chart hits , beginning with the blues entertaining "I'm Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town" and finishing with "Weak Minded Blues." Louis Jordan started all just to make a way for someone like Ray Charles. Ray Charles dominated the 1950s, he was a man who went blind at the age of seven. He was born and raised in Albany Ga, he has won 17 Grammys and many more awards. He's music style wasn't just r&b but also jazz and blues. In 1960 The temptations came to play, an all male group that contained 5 very powerful singers. Apart of Motown records the temptation has established a list of great hits, 37 top hits at that. There are many know songs of their like my girl, papa was a rolling stone and many more.
The 1970s was a motown decade with artists like stevie wonder and the group the jackson five. 1970s a decade for a powerful man who doesn't let his disability hinder what he can do, a man who ray charles opened a gate for. This man is Mr Stevie Wonder. Blind at birth mr.Stevie wonder faced many difficult challenges. At 11 years old he was discovered by …show more content…

Mariah Carey a great artist who was successful on the R&B and pop charts. With hits like Fantasy, one sweet day and we belong together,mariah is a 5 time Grammy awards winner and plenty of other awards as well. An all girl group TLC consisted of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. A number one album CrazySexyCool, that sold over ten million copies, earning them diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. Hits from the album like Creep and Waterfalls Tlc has changed the game for female

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