When considering any run of music success – particularly from an alumnus of Motown Records – it’s impossible not to reminisce about Michael Jackson’s streak of brilliance with “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.”
Indeed, other artists have had their run of greatness, but none have topped the genius of Stevie Wonder, who redefined how cultural critics viewed popular music.
Released on March 3, 1972, and with hits like “Superwoman” and “Keep on Running,” Music of My Mind proved an appetizer to an exquisite meal of records. Less than a year later, on August 3, 1973, the peerless musician revealed “Innervisions,” another timeless classic that included the chart-topping hits “Living for the City,” “Don’t You Worry about a Thing,” and “Higher Ground.”
That arrived on September 28, 1976, with “Songs in the Key of Life,” which many have called the artist’s signature recording. “1972 to 1976 weren’t just Stevie Wonder’s greatest creative years, they were the greatest creative years in music history,” asserted James Watts, the CEO of Own The Grill. “They were Rock’ n’ Roll, blues, and soul music’s last great hurrah before the advent of punk rock, and then the new wave changed everything. And Stevie Wonder was right at the forefront of that last great creative tsunami that washed everything before, and arguably after it, away.”“But that’s about it,” Watts insisted.
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