Monthly Archives: August 2023

#SundaySummerSmiles It’s late August beach weather across the US, and we bring you this special shot. Who’s the gifted young man portrayed, and who took this photo?

Here’s our exclusive answer, from LaMonte McLemore‘s hit memoir “From Hobo Flats to The 5th Dimension,” of which I’m the as-told-to author. It’s a really cute, rib-tickling one: The photo of Stevie Wonder was taken by our famed photographer, LaMonte in ’64, and graced Stevie’s album cover for, “At the Beach.” LaMonte shared:

Then there was “Little” Stevie Wonder, the boy prodigy. Our photo session took place on Hermosa Beach, where Stevie, complete with harmonica, asked me, “Mac, can you get me some wine?” “You’re underage and I don’t wanna go to jail,” I replied loud enough for all to hear then whispered, “OK, but don’t tell nobody!” So, we sat on the sand, sipping the grape, and to this day, every time I know someone is going to be seeing Stevie, I’ll request, “Just walk up to him and say, ‘Now, about that wine!’ Stevie always laughs. “Oh, it’s that damn LaMonte, still telling everyone!”

—Robert-Allan Arno

It’s a great summer read, the hip, hit memoir by LaMonte McLemore as told to Robert-Allan Arno, “From Hobo Flats to The 5th Dimension,” 2nd Edition, available at Amazon! LINK: https://www.amazon.com/Hobo-Flats-5th…/dp/0692307362