Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Motown's Brilliance ...


Remembering Tammi Terrell.  I betcha you didnt that Stevie Wonder wrote 'All I Do' in 1966 when he was sixteen years old.  At the time Terrell was a newly signed Motown artist who made Stevie's masterpiece, her very own.   The song never chartered.   She went on to greater heights as a duet partner with another Motown artist Marvin Gaye.   In October 1967, Terrell was diagnosed with a brain tumor.  She had eight unsuccessful operations before succumbing to the illness on March 16, 1970 at the age of 24.  

Wonder later recorded 'All I Do' in 1980.  Just goes to show you that a 'classic' lyric stands the test of time and reaffirms the Brilliance of Stevie Wonder and the Motown catalog.

http://youtu.be/JV2e0_SgXCc

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