When did stevie become a ''legend''

[HejiraNYC]

The term "legend" is (partially) defined as follows:

6. a collection of stories about an admirable person.
7. a person who is the center of such stories: She became a legend in her own lifetime.

To paraphrase, one becomes a legend once one becomes the fodder for much prose and speculation- a person that peaks the curiosity of the populace and merits inclusion in our collective pop culture consciousness. In that vein, I think Stevie became a legend in 1977- right after Rumours. Lots of people are rock stars. Lots of people have bad breakups. But there are only a handful that fascinate us. The young, talented, beautiful, beguiling songstress who undergoes a nasty, public breakup with someone just as young, talented and beautiful = tabloid sensation. Nobody would care about her drama if her music was mediocre or if she was some kind of vapid poptart. But she was the total package that made people take notice- brains, beauty, talent. The instant success of her solo career is just the logical reaction to her already heady level of stardom.