On July 9th, 1972 the Rolling Stones appeared for two shows in St. Louis @ the Kiel Auditorium (that's what we locals called the Kiel Convention Center).
The Stones were promoting their double LP, "Exile On Main Street", and their opening act was Stevie Wonder.
My girlfriend (who is now my wife) and I had tickets for one show and as I recall I couldn't help but wonder (no pun intended) why "Little" Stevie Wonder (I still referred to him that way back then) was the
opening act for "The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band" in the world.
Oh well, it didn't matter - I was there to see the mighty Rolling Stones.
As it turned out, Stevie was a one man band. He played drums, harmonica and keyboards and it seemed like simultaneously.
Stevie Wonder hadn't had a number one hit since 1963 - although, he had had 11 top ten hits up until that time.
Of course, in 1973, he would rocket to superstardom with the release of "Superstition" followed by another number one "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life".
Looking back on it now - "Little" Stevie Wonder wasn't little anymore.