Stevie Wonder had the artistic wind at his back, teeming with creative energy and scaling new musical heights, when he met Jeff Beck in 1972. Their encounter at a New York studio would soon bear ...

On October 24, 1972, Stevie Wonder released his 15th album “Talking Book” and the world heard the infectious grooves and seamless vocal delivery of the song “Superstition” for the very ...

But the October 1972 release of Wonder’s “Superstition,” issued as a lead single at Motown’s insistence, wound up stealing the thunder. “I told Motown, ‘Listen, I did this for Jeff Beck.

Wonder’s single raced up the U.S. pop and R&B charts — hitting the top spot 50 years ago this month — as Beck and company wrapped up their album recording sessions.