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‘Love’s in need of love today’: A look at Stevie Wonder


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Stevie Wonder turned 75 this year. Also this year, our friend the jazz pianist Noah Baerman put out an album of covers of Wonder’s “message music.”

This hour, a look at Stevie Wonder as musical icon, as important civil rights figure, as utterly timeless songsmith.

Plus: some in-studio performances of Stevie Wonder classics.

GUESTS:

  • Noah Baerman: A pianist, composer, and educator; his newest album is Right Now Volume 4: Visions of Steveland
  • Kevin Gaines: The Julian Bond Professor of Civil Rights and Social Justice at the University of Virginia
  • Erica Tracy: A vocalist, songwriter, and arts curator

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):

  • You Haven’t Done Nothing – Stevie Wonder
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – Stevie Wonder
  • Superwoman (Where Were You When I Needed You) – Stevie Wonder
  • Higher Ground – Noah Baerman
  • Happy Birthday – Stevie Wonder
  • Big Brother – Stevie Wonder
  • Black Man – Stevie Wonder
  • Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart – Stevie Wonder
  • As – Noah Baerman

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