Music of My Mind, from The Wonder of Stevie

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🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Hey Back Issue listeners! Here’s a preview of a new podcast called The Wonder of Stevie, produced by our very own Josh Gwynn. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might think you know his music. But you’ve never heard it like this. Host Wesley Morris is taking you on a deep-dive through Stevie's Classic Period: five legendary albums back-to-back in less than five years. Hear about the record deal that started it all, the technology Stevie adopted to create never-before-heard sounds, and his influence on our culture. There will be appearances from legends like Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Babyface, Janelle Monae and more. In this episode, Wesley details how, years after signing his first recording deal with Motown Records, Stevie decides to renegotiate his contract. One of the things on the table? Complete creative control. What follows is the beginning of one of the greatest streak of albums in American popular music: Music of My Mind. The Wonder of Stevie is out now, wherever you listen to podcasts! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, it's Josh Gwyn, co-host of Back Issue, and I'm here to tell you about this new podcast that I've been making for the last two, almost three years. I think you're gonna like it. It's called The Wonder of Stevie.
0:17.0	Even if you think you know everything about Stevie Wonder, even if you think you know
0:21.5	his music, you've never heard it like this. We're going to take you on a deep dive through
0:27.4	Stevie's classic period, five legendary albums back to back in less than five years, from
0:33.1	the record deal that started it all, to the technology Stevie used to make these never-before-heard
0:38.4	sounds, to his influence on our culture.
0:42.3	Hosted by Wesley Morris, critic at the New York Times, we got to talk to people like Barack
0:47.6	and Michelle Obama, Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, babyface, Janelle Monet, and so, so many more.
0:57.9	So I hope you can join us and revisit all the wonder Stevie's music has to offer.
1:03.0	And just for you, I have a sneak preview.
1:05.8	A sneak preview.
1:06.9	You can listen to every episode of The Wonder of Stevie wherever you're listening to this right now.
1:16.8	Audible Original's Higher Ground Audio in Pineapple Street Studios present The Wonder of Stevie, hosted by Wesley Morris.
1:33.8	Please!
1:38.6	Listen at that baseline.
1:43.5	That's an engine pumping.
1:45.0	We're about to drive somewhere.
1:47.0	No, no, no, no, no, we're about to fly.
1:50.0	Every day I want to fly my kite.
1:55.0	And every day I want to fly my...
1:58.0	This is the beginning of love having you around.
2:04.3	The first song on Music of My Mind, the first album in a run of albums by Stevie Wonder,
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