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"The Wonder of You" is a song written by Baker Knight. [1] It was originally recorded by Vince Edwards in 1958, but this recording has never been released. In an interview with a DJ from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Ray Peterson told the story of how Baker Knight confided that "The Wonder of You" was originally written as a gospel song.
Thomas Baker Knight Jr. (July 4, 1933 – October 12, 2005) [1] was an American songwriter and musician.His best known compositions were "Lonesome Town", "The Wonder of You", and "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time".
Ray T. Peterson was born in Denton, Texas on April 23, 1935. [1] At the time of his death, sources gave 1939 as his year of birth. [3] As a boy he had polio. [1] Having a four-octave singing voice, Peterson moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was signed to a recording contract with RCA Victor in 1958. [1]
The Wonder of You" is a song written by Baker Knight and recorded by several other artists, including Elvis Presley. The Wonder of You may also refer to: The Wonder of You (The Sandpipers album), 1969; The Wonder of You (Nelson Riddle album), 2000; The Wonder of You (Elvis Presley album), 2016; Wonder of U, a stand from JoJolion
Sylvia Rose Moy (September 15, 1938 – April 15, 2017) was an American songwriter and record producer, formerly associated with the Motown Records group. The first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts, she is probably best known for her songs written with and for Stevie Wonder.
Ronnie Hilton (born Adrian Hill; 26 January 1926 [1] – 21 February 2001) [2] [3] was an English singer. According to his obituary in The Guardian newspaper, "For a time Hilton was a star – strictly for home consumption – with nine Top 20 hits between 1954 and 1957, that transitional era between 78 and 45rpm records.
Some models have gone on to perform in their own music videos, or to feature as singers in other performers' music videos. These include Caprice Bourret , Carla Bruni , Cara Delevingne and her sister Poppy , Grace Jones , Karen Elson , Lisa Barbuscia , Miranda Kerr , Naomi Campbell , Sabrina Salerno , Sade and Samantha Fox , among others.
At Motown, he gained fame as Stevie Wonder's mentor and main producer, during Wonder's teenage years. [6] He co-wrote Wonder's first hit song, " Fingertips " (1963). [ 6 ] He also sang backup vocals on Wonder's top-ten version of Bob Dylan's " Blowin' in the Wind ", and Wonder's version of " Funny How Time Slips Away ".