Title: Stevie Wonder – Songs In The Key Of Life
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, R&B, Progressive Soul, Detroit, Michigan
Matrix #: T13-340C2
Condition: EX, sounds great, some light marks (CC)
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Born six weeks early, Wonder lost his sight from retinopathy of prematurity, worsened by incubator oxygen.
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Political Science: He used “Happy Birthday” and public pressure to help push the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday campaign.
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Studio Lore: After turning 21, he won full creative control from Motown, the freedom that led to his classic 70s run.
4/7/2026 CC