By drums (208.251.209.82 - 208.251.209.82) on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 07:23 pm:

Hello again!

Im trying to find out if Stevie Wonder had a band for recording this track or if he used the Funk Brothers to record this song!! The drummer on it is amazing. If you listen to his breaks, he never hit a tom-tom once. From a drummers perspective that takes a lot of discipline!

Anyway if anyone has any info Id appreciate it!

Daren Metz
Noble & Cooley

By drums (208.251.209.82 - 208.251.209.82) on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 07:25 pm:

Im sorry!

I meant to say did Stevie play the tracks himself or if he used the Funk brothers!!

Sorry

DM

By phillysoulman (205.188.192.58 - 205.188.192.58) on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 10:31 pm:

I believe that Stevie played at least the drums and clav parts. I have a good friend n Lee Garrett who co-wrote it with Stevie and also It's a shame and Let's get serious.
Lee is also visually challenged and lived in Detroit and had a radio show as the rockin mr g!!

By drums (216.178.68.50 - 216.178.68.50) on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 11:44 pm:

Whats up Mr. B!

As you can tell, Im getting my song list together!!

See ya soon!

D

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 11:50 pm:

I heard that Stevie recorded Signed Sealed as a demo and played it for BG, who said it was OK as it was. Wonder if it's true?

By phillysoulman (205.188.192.58 - 205.188.192.58) on Monday, March 18, 2002 - 11:56 pm:

Lee told that to me as well so it must be affirmative!!

By jack (216.78.128.253 - 216.78.128.253) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 08:28 am:

Hi folks ,Jack ashford here, Stevie played a keyboard on the date and I overdubed the tambourine on it later.

By BOB BABBITT (152.163.197.52 - 152.163.197.52) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 12:11 pm:

HEY MOTOWN FUNKS FANS........
I REMEMBER STEVIE PLAYING THE KEYS....
AND I THINK UREIL JONES WAS THE DRUMMER,I ONLY DID A FEW SESSIONS WITH STEVIE, BUT I DO REMEMBER STEVIE PLAYING DRUMS ON ONE OR TWO OF THE CUTS....
BOB BABBITT

By drums (208.251.209.82 - 208.251.209.82) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 01:15 pm:

Good Morning all!

Who played the Sitar intro and who played the bass on that song?

Also, Mr. Ashford, when you played the tamborine part was that improvised or did Stevie specifically want that? I mean did he say "keep going" or was it written in the charts?

I believe that a lot of great music comes from things that just happen!

DM

By Bob Olhsson (68.53.120.100 - 68.53.120.100) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 07:21 pm:

Stevie played as many parts as he could. He was and hopefully still is amazingly good at drums.

I really wish he and Smoky could make another record with the surviving Funk Brothers. I have a hunch the results would defy conventional wisdom and put both of them right back on top of the charts. There was more substance to the music than any genre or "style." It isn't just nostalgia, it was created by multiple generations and appreciated by multiple generations.

By Steve Litos (209.100.86.4 - 209.100.86.4) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 08:02 pm:

Hey Guys,
I don't post here very often, I just browse in to read about all the great stories. To me it sounds like that there are 2 drummers on Signed, Sealed, Delivered. Is it possible that a second drum track was overdubbed?

-Steve Litos

By BOB BABBITT (152.163.207.196 - 152.163.207.196) on Tuesday, March 19, 2002 - 11:25 pm:

DRUMS............FROM WHAT I REMEMBER ABOUT SOME OF THE MUSICIANS ON "SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVERED"
SITAR....EDDIE WILLIS
KEYS.....STEVIE WONDER
DRUMS.....UREIL JONES AND POSSIBLY RICHARD "PISTOL" ALLEN OR STEVIE (OVERDUB)
AND MYSELF ON BASS...BOB BABBITT

By drums (208.251.209.82 - 208.251.209.82) on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 - 01:10 pm:

NO WAY!!!!!!

I dont believe that I am talking to some of the people responsible for some of the best music in the world!!! Outstanding!!!

Babbitt, How was this song presented to you? Was it improvised or did Stevie come to you with sheet music or was it a producer!!

Please elaborate!!

Daren Metz
Noble & Cooley

By Ken Sands (63.212.148.148 - 63.212.148.148) on Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 10:13 pm:

Hey Bob!
Yeah, Steveland Morse played drums on an overdub
I did for him at Golden World(Studio B Motown).
There are two sets of drums on it, Pistols and Steves.
Ken