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Episode 18: Stevie Wonder: "I wanted to be where the music was"

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Today, one of the most influential musicians of the modern era celebrates his 76th birthday.

Blind since infancy, Stevie Wonder turned extraordinary hardship into extraordinary art — creating some of the most joyful, political and beloved music ever recorded.

HOT1027’s Tara Penny takes a look...
13 May English South Africa Music

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