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Published June 25th, 2026, 06:00 pm

Sylvia Moy built a career at Motown as a songwriter and producer on some of the label’s biggest tracks. She also played a role in developing Stevie Wonder’s career as he began to notch multiple hit songs. Moy, however, was not given official credit for any of the songs she wrote and produced, and for many years, the scale of her impact remained unknown.

Dr. Margena Christian joined the program to discuss Moy in her new book “It's No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown’s Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy.” In it, she chronicles Moy’s early life, and her struggle to receive credit for her contributions to Motown and music history.

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Sylvia Moy is the Motown songwriter history almost forgot

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