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Stevie Wonder began a period of sustained brilliance with 'Music of My Mind' on March 3, 1972.

Stevie Wonder began a period of sustained brilliance with 'Music of My Mind' on March 3, 1972.

Stevie Wonder began a period of sustained brilliance with 'Music of My Mind' on March 3, 1972.

Stevie Wonder began a period of sustained brilliance with 'Music of My Mind' on March 3, 1972.

Stevie Wonder began a period of sustained brilliance with 'Music of My Mind' on March 3, 1972.

ADVERTISEMENT OPINION | CRITICAL MASS: On Stevie Wonder and the Summer of Soul by Philip Martin | Today at 2:00 a.m. Stevie Wonder sings “It’s Your Thing” at the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, as seen in the documentary “Summer of Soul.” There is a perspective distortion that comes with looking backward. Stevie Wonder was 19 on July 20, 1969, when he walked onstage at the Harlem Cultural Festival, an event that would be lost to legend and rumor were it not for Ahmir "Questlove" Thomps...

Dawn Richards Second Line is a gorgeous record featuring fantastic, strange, esoteric sounds playing with house and club conventions.

Trailblazing Motown exec Suzee Ikeda talks about her start as a recording artist and her special bond with Michael Jackson.

Dennis Edwards remembered immediately being floored by Wonders talents: “The first time I met him, man, I was at Motown — of course Stevie was a little kid. He plays all the time. Every time you hear him hes swinging. All youve got to do is speak and Stevie knows who you are. He cant see and hes like Dennis! Its like. . . when I first met him Im like How does he know who I am? Yknow?” Wonder, who has been writing songs since he was a child, said that hes never taken his talent for grant...

Solange taught me that Black female rage can be used in the fight for freedom With the unconventional roads she sought to travel, Solange Knowles has always been an inspiration for Stephanie Phillips. In an extract from her new book, Why Solange Matters, she explains how the musician reminds Black women that when anger is kept inside, it can fester Sunday 09 May 2021 06:30