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Influenced by Stevie:

Alicia Keys:

Keys' musical influences are varied. Despite her classical training, she confesses: "I'm an Old School junky. Miles, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder."

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_3_59/ai_111850319/pg_2 "Alicia Keys: sounds off on men, love & fame - Interview - Cover Story" I tidningen Ebony, Jan, 2004 by Lynn Norment. Retrieved on 2008-09-14.

Adam Levine of Maroon 5:

"Who were some of your early influences? I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers--he's one of my heroes. Al Green, too."

http://www.livedaily.com/news/6710.html "liveDaily Interview: Adam Levine of Maroon 5" By Don Zulaica Published June 23, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-09-14.

John Legend

"John Legend came out near the end of the night to sit side by side with Wonder for Legend's 'Ordinary People.' "I'm honored to be in his presence on his stage and to call him one of my biggest influences," Legend said of the evening's host."

http://www.spinner.com/2007/12/17/stevie-wonder-shares-the-stage-with-two-johns/ "Stevie Wonder Shares the Stage With Two Johns" Posted December 17, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-10-03.

Babyface

"But at certain points in my life, I have been influenced musically by different people. Initially, it was the Jackson 5 and the Beatles. Then, at one point, I started getting into Stevie Wonder heavy time. I tried to talk like him and move my head like him. I even wrote a copy of "Until You Come Back to Me" that sounded just like it."

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_n3_v24/ai_15409011 "Aretha gets respect from Babyface" By Aretha Franklin March 1994. Retrieved on 2008-10-03. COPYRIGHT 1994 Brant Publications, Inc. COPYRIGHT 2004 Gale Group