Stevie Wonder Thought Shares: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A songbook with a re-violet cover. Along the top fourth is the title in yellow letters: [Stevie Wonder / Thought Shares]. On the left side, above the center but below the title, is a list of songs included in the book: [Piano" / "Vocal" / "Chords / WITH SONGS RECORDED BY / QUINCY JONES / POINTER SISTERS / MICHAEL JACKSON / THE SPINNERS / JEFF BECK / ARETHA FRANKLIN / THE SPINNERS / PAUL McCARTNEY /JERMAINE JACKSON / DIONNE WARWICK / ...AND MORE]. On the right side of the front, centered, is an image of Stevie Wonder in front of a dark background, wearing a flamboyantly colored sweater and large aviator sunglasses.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1984
• Manufactured by: Jobete Music Co., Inc., American, founded 1959
• Manufactured by: Black Bull Music, American
• Published by: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
• Subject of: Stevie Wonder, American, born 1950
• Subject of: Quincy Jones, American, 1933 - 2024
• Subject of: The Pointer Sisters, American, founded 1969
• Subject of: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009
• Subject of: Spinners, American, founded 1954
• Type: record covers
• Type: songbooks
• Type: 45 rpm records
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 15/16 x 8 15/16 x 1/2 in. (30.3 x 22.7 x 1.3 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Motown (Music)
• Topic: Popular music
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.71
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1984 Jobete Music Co. and Black Bull Music (ASCAP) Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.