Beck laid a version down with his own band, but by the time he had, it was far too late, and the song was clearly going to become Wonder’s forever. “We were gutted, you know, totally,” Beck explained.

Stevie Wonder originally wrote this No. 1 hit for a rock 'n' roll legend, but Wonder released his version before the guitarist.

Stevie Wonder’s breakout as a 12-year-old prodigy was impressive. But no one could have imagined the charismatic blind boy could be so brilliant. Wonder’s output from 1972 to 1976 is arguably the ...

One of the true greats of modern American music, Stevie Wonder, turns 70 years old today (May 13). To celebrate Wonder’s illustrious career, we’re sharing audio from the prime of his career at one of ...

This is the first episode of a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor. Most of ...

Great albums are recorded and released every year, but I can make a very strong argument that 1972 saw more truly great albums released than any year before or since. To be more precise, I can make ...

In the spring of 1972, Stevie Wonder released Music of My Mind and the Rolling Stones put out Exile on Main Street. Both albums were instant hits, with the former’s reaching Number 21 on the Billboard ...

Stevie Wonder had the artistic wind at his back, teeming with creative energy and scaling new musical heights, when he met Jeff Beck in 1972. Their encounter at a New York studio would soon bear fruit ...

It’s hard to even remember music without Stevie Wonder. But 70 years ago — when Stevland Morris was born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan — the music world was forever changed. Although he went ...

Great albums are recorded and released every year, but I can make a very strong argument that 1972 saw more truly great albums released than any year before or since. To be more precise, I can make ...