{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"GARAGE TO STADIUMS Music History Podcast","title":"The Story of Stevie Wonder: The genius who changed popular music ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3809,"description":"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:\nThe incredible story of Stevie's birth and difficult family life \nHow Motown records was formed by an unexpected source, and then discovered Stevie\nThe ultimatum by a young Stevie that changes his economic situation \nHow a knock on a random door in New York resulted in Stevie's greatest albums\nHow a terrible accident changed Stevie forever \nAbout his diverse set of hits from various genres\nWant to learn more music history?  \nSubscribe to our bonus Garage to Stadium content across our social + web channels\nGuest Bio - Paolo Hewitt  has followed Stevie's career for decades. Paulo was a writer for UK music magazines, New Musical Express and Melody Maker, where he both interviewed Stevie Wonder and reviewed several of his albums. Paulo has also written extensively about the hiphop scene and has authored books on several artists. He appeared on two very popular Garage to Stadiums episodes to discuss the careers of David Bowie and Oasis.  \n ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FtNqXlKXe7SXWB8sDNf7wdDv3RMCxsFl2_vYStXgtRk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMjNm/ZDU4NjAzZjM4ZDlj/Mzk3ZWQ4ODcyMzUw/ZjNhNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}