A Wonderful World: Artists Influenced by Stevie Wonder

The singer is a living legend!

Stevie Wonder's miraculous music is still inspiring and exciting ears, minds, souls and bodies more than five decades after he first hit the scene as a Motown child prodigy. One measure of a true icon is their influence and impact on others through the years; and by that standard, few can match Stevie.
Beyoncé - Queen Bey had no problem bowing down to one of her mentors and saluted the Motown king when she headed up a Grammy all-star tribute with Ed Sheeran to Stevie this year. (Photo: Michael Kovac/WireImage)
/content/dam/betcom/images/2011/09/Music-09.16-09.30/092611-news-music-drake-take-care-cover.jpgBusta Rhymes - Stevie gets mad props from the hip hop arena, as his music has been sampled hundreds of times. But you have to have your own exceptional innervision to get him on a track. In 2006, he blessed Busta's "Been Through the Storm" as they paid homage to their parents and the struggles that their folks endured to push them to the top. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for Bud Light)

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Stevie Wonder's miraculous music is still inspiring and exciting ears, minds, souls and bodies more than five decades after he first hit the scene as a Motown child prodigy. One measure of a true icon is their influence and impact on others through the years; and by that standard, few can match Stevie. BET.com takes a look at music stars who've been influenced by Stevie, whether by collaborating with him directly, sampling his music or merely taking obvious inspiration from him. —

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