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The funkiest documentary in Radio 4 history

Friday 26 November 2010, 18:07

In the first half of the 1970s Stevie Wonder released four landmark albums that changed the course of pop music. A combination of funk and synthesisers, this incredible collection of music includes many of Stevie's classic songs such as Superstition, Living for the City and You Are the Sunshine ...

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