The Story of Stevie Wonder: The genius who changed popular music

GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast · Jul 29, 2025 · 1h 3m · transcript

Travel back to early 1960s Motown when an 11-year old child prodigy mysteriously appeared on the scene. Stevie Wonder rose from deep poverty, a fractured home and a significant physical disability to become one of the most influential musicians of all time. As you will hear, he was also a master of innovating new sounds, producing hits across many musical genres - soul, R'n'B, rock, reggae, pop, funk and more. In this episode you'll learn:

The incredible story of Stevie's birth and difficult family life

How Motown records was formed by an unexpected source, and then discovered Stevie

The…