Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (Live at Red Rocks) 1986 “Edge of Seventeen” is a song by the American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks from her debut solo studio album Bella Donna (1981), released as the third single from the album on February 4, 1982. The lyrics were written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the murder of John Lennon during the same week of December 1980. #stevienicks #edgeofseventeen #waddywachtel #belladonna #1980s #80smusic #198