Friday, November 22, 2024

A function of age XXXIV

Yesterday, John Carney of KTRS marveled that Stevie Wonder is still in great voice.  According to Carney, Wonder still sings exceptionally well in concert because he sounds the same at 74 as he did at 24.  Carney's guest, Pat Liston of the band Mama's Pride, agreed that it's humbling 

At her concert in Kirkwood earlier this month, Erin Bode made a similar observation.  Before singing "If It's Magic," Bode said it was one of just two Wonder songs she was comfortable tackling.

Talk about an admirable legacy.  How many of us in our later years of work can say we're just as sharp as we were 50 years earlier or that our best efforts are generally challenging for others to replicate?