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Half a century ago, Stevie Wonder defined what an 'artist's classic run' could mean

For the occasion of its half-centennial, cultural critic and poet Hanif Abdurraqib takes the measure of Stevie Wonder's unmatchable artistic achivements in the early-to-mid '70s.

Stevie Wonder, photographed arriving in London on Jan. 25, 1974 — almost directly in the middle of what many refer to as the artist's "classic period." Dennis Oulds/Getty Images hide caption

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Half a century ago, Stevie Wonder defined what an 'artist's classic run' could mean

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