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The Rise and Fall of Steve Wonder
As Stevie Wonder grew to 5-foot-8, he needed a hit. The word around Motown was that the gangly adolescent might soon be dropped by the label. But Wonder wanted to try and write, or at least co-write, his own breakthrough. Uptight featured daring lyrics about a boy from the wrong side of the tracks dating a rich girl who may well have been outside his race.
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