European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Master blaster Stevie wonder rocked the crowd with a musical journey that spanned his 28-year career. Top of the charts top singles i of a prayer Madanna ? 1 1.l Ufi theft ?0r of hot of 3 real j j. V. I i 4 re i t o do 7oni�t k 6 Cha. To i Civ to h 8 1010 Moi 10, l co T n 10 he do v i. F i 70 a Ca us Tolp s t 1.1 f. A prayer a ? 1.oc co aft m d f. T0 t a r n Rte up a 4 the it f o j a i i i of 1 1 r i i if p Fitt flu t. I Tea j it i i gift t 0 t 10 �6 t to pc i a Titi r l a a i. I i Mii 10 h a 1 it a top country singles it Lam n.1 of j i 2 my to Iury k 7 0? t 4. If t a j you a Kcjr & do4 7 toss us a a a p.h1y Lovoi Oss 6.aher Alt this can we j i Bio Oneal san a Sll Al a made it Vij you do Tia demo Civ a Picov Norja g he Vii it 10 fill 7 in wan Tinl g sch top Black singles 1 f -,jv.- 7 Sia u of a of a. L i. 3 hike Guy 4 saw it Kar it w cup to k a a t i ? Lurf a react 1 v. 3 Loc loaf old i i 4 Jck of t Ime to to 5 Tua Veu a or it in the Tonett it of a t 7 ,1 if a % e i in i. "5uo u / 10 i Jyo of i Story and photo by Jimi Jones staff writer y first memory of Stovie wonder is of a 13 year old Taoy bouncing across a Chicago whoa tar Slago blowing a Harmonica wearing dark glasses a dark suit Complete with High water pants while shirt and Black tie to was blasting fingertips Parl 2. His first no. 1 record and the tune thai began Little Stevie wonder s International musical legacy in 1963. My latest memory of so Cir wonder is of a tall Good looking 39-year-old Man with a fool Long Ponytail flowing Down his Back. That image was etched on my memory saturday night when wonder on stage at the inc Rich Ebert Halle in Ludwig Shainn. Wisl Germany musically rocked fans in a non Stop. 3v?-hour concert. Wearing a Silver coloured suit sprinkled with Black and a sparkling Black Shirl Black boots and dark glasses the Singer and songwriter delivered for the enthused thousands in the audience a musical journey that spanned hts 28-year career. Wonder s on stage Energy is boundless and saturday night was no exception. From his worn Stool at the keyboard. Wonder backed by three singers and a six piece band touched on past and present hits like higher ground. Thai girl and from his latest album characters the song you will know. Blind since his birth in 1950. Wonder is adept on Drums keyboards and Harmonica and when tie snarled to do those wonderful things with his voice Hal Only he can. The crowd reacted with appreciation some say wonder s instinct to do whatever kind of music he feels has led him Inlo a Square Circle indicating h s music of the 80s has divided his audience. It s been said Hal those of us who grew up Wilh wonder and his classics of the 70s dislike his mainstream 80s stuff and Hal the followers he attracted this decode Are confused when he produces a Funky tune like skeletons from characters the mixed audience saturday suggested otherwise packed into the nondescript Hall fans germans americans pro teens to the very mature scorned to know every word to every song they needed no encouragement to sing along following a new song. Why wonder was ready to parly in so wis the a Sou ipod Nihro Tajh a series of Sonlin Mcneal and Funky hits including Don t you worry Doul a thing my Chen amour signed. Scaled delivered i m Vours. Uptight everything j Al Nyht and / was Mada to love her. By this time i did t care Hal sweat was running Down my Back Rny toes were cramped from on them frying to ceo Over porno fall Guy s shoulder and that my Nock i acl a permanent Crook wonder simply puts you in the mood your lips Start losing your body starts to move and soon you join the rest of the crowd dancing All Over the place two hours into the show after the song fingertips a parody of Michael Jackson and the politically labelled living for the City i thought of. He s winding Down wrong wonder simply launched into another classic trom his endless repertoire. Somewhere amid the screams and shout he sir cd what i thought going to be Chr sort of Long guided Sermon Hal tic. Long tune intend Edd o Murphy has ridiculed him for. Redid in Hoa Noad darn Nunn a u in Cine is in the audience in Nevi Ajili of in hair if Btij to no i i of and in Cudoni in the d wonder a vocal opponent of South african Nair led n sur Luj Thil Kii drone Mlo Tig m 10 Puj of sure f a Onuf t. A eth or a i v Chi n1 tauc.1 re i to frit suit of 11 i o a / t i to in / jut cult i i i a f Foj Dona can j n o e Ivil Nus z furn a i Foj no iry Urt a t d n j in i. La i a i i cart in in of a i h no to hb.1 until Hetio t i. Or lint i of doubt in ii a one i l Uin orig in i line fur a it n a it a of i eur o Jan Khz of a in a mfg Mansfi i i la i How in Loc Lions us cil Atija wav9 Yaton ma/11 14 & 17 19 and b Mingham nlc1 May 24 25 wednesday. May 3 1989 the stars and stripes Page 17
