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TIL When Michael Sembello tried out for Stevie Wonder, Motown bands didn't have more than one white player. His publicist told Stevie he didn't realise he'd hired a white guy. Stevie asked him his sign which he misunderstood and said Italian. Stevie: "He’s Italian. He’s not White. He’s in the band!"

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