elephandella, that s the name i keep hearing elephandella larry: that could be a hit. i don t think so. it wasn t then. it s not now. larry: what was the first hit? the first hit we had was a song called fingertips. and originally larry: third album, right? that was in the, yeah, third album, yes. it was a jazz sort of the first time it was recorded the jazz little stevie. it was a project that motown did with me playing the harmonica and piano and drums and stuff. kind of jazz project. and than we did a tribute to uncle ray, which was a tribute to ray charles that we did. and then we were on the motown
third album. it was a jazz the first time it was recorded, it was a jazz solo with little stevie which was a project that motown did with me playing the harmonica and piano and drums, a kind of jazz project. and then we did tribute to uncle ray, tribute to ray charles. then we were on the motown review, and in chicago, fingertips was done again. a live version of it. my music director at the time came one an idea for everybody say yeah and all that stuff. and that was put on the album that was called the little stevie wonder live at the apollo. larry: you ain t so little anymore. you were once little stevie wonder. right? never little.
that was in the, yeah, third album, yes. it was a jazz sort of the first time it was recorded the jazz little stevie. it was a project that motown did with me playing the harmonica and piano and drums and stuff. kind of jazz project. and than we did a tribute to uncle ray, which was a tribute to ray charles that we did. and then we were on the motown revue, and in chicago the fingertips was done again. we d come up with a live version of it. clarence paul, who was my musical director at the time, came up with an idea for, you know, the whole everybody say yeah, and all that stuff. and that was put on the album that was called little stevie wonder live at the apollo. larry: you were always you ain t so little anymore. you were once little stevie
ellafandella. larry: could be a hit. i don t think so. it wasn t then, and it s not now. larry: what was the first hit? the first hit we had was a song called fingertips. and originally larry: third album, right? that was in the yeah, third album. it was a jazz the first time it was recorded, it was a jazz solo with little stevie which was a project that motown did with me playing the harmonica
love me you ve got to do things that show larry: we re back with stevie wonder. do you remember the first thing you ever wrote? there s a song i wrote called elephandella. larry: elephandella. elephandella, that s the name i keep hearing elephandella larry: that could be a hit. i don t think so. it wasn t then. it s not now. larry: what was the first hit? the first hit we had was a song called fingertips. and originally larry: third album, right? that was in the, yeah, third album, yes. it was a jazz sort of the first time it was recorded the jazz little stevie. it was a project that motown did with me playing the harmonica