It goes without saying that Stevie Wonder is a living legend. The singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist has been performing for well over 40 years and is responsible for a slew of well-known hits. As one concert-goer stated to me on my train ride home, the near capacity crowd at Verizon Center would’ve been there for a couple of days if he’d decided to play everything in his discography. Instead, he covered approximately 27 songs over the course of two-and-a-half memorable hours.

A good portion of the crowd wasn’t even seated when Wonder, escorted by his daughter/back-up singer/the muse for “Isn’t She Lovely,” Aisha, made his way to the stage around 8:30. As was to be expected, he received a stirring ovation. Once the attendees settled down, he gave the reasoning for launching his latest tour, namely the death of his mother. Given that I was in Section 418 and the Verizon Center’s audio left a lot to be desired, I couldn’t decipher much beyond that. Yet, judging from the audience’s reaction, his words were well-received.