Hit Parade: The Everybody Say YEAH! Edition
When you think of Stevie Wonder\u2019s legendary career, what chart-toppers come to mind? \u201cSuperstition,\u201d right? Maybe \u201cI Wish\u201d? Okay, but what about the start of his career, on the Motown of the \u201960s? You may not know that Wonder had only one Hot 100 No. 1 in his first decade\u2014as \u201cLittle\u201d Stevie Wonder\u2014and it was truly exceptional, as in bizarre: a semi-improvised live recording of a \u201c12 Year-Old Genius\u201d refusing to leave a Chicago stage and say goodnight. Here\u2019s the story of \u201cFingertips, Part 2,\u201d and the years that launched a true pop icon. Wonder\u2019s imperial run of classic, chart-topping, Grammy-dominating \u201970s albums had their seeds in the joyous virtuosity, and fierce independence, on display in his very first hit.\nEmail: hitparade@slate.com \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices