
Stevland Hardaway Morris (ne Judkins; May 13, 1950) who is professionally referred to as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter. He is acknowledged as an influencer and pioneer by musicians from a variety of genres, including pop, rhythm and blues soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. The synthesizers used by Wonder in the 1970s and other electronic musical instruments created R&B the ultimate one-man show. He was instrumental in bringing these genres into the age of albums by creating LPs that were both coherent and uniform. Wonder, who was born blind shortly after his birth, was signed on Motown's Tamla label when he was 11 years old. The label gave him the title of professional Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's famed critical success was at its peak during the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the release of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter with "Superstition" It is among the most distinct and well-known instances of the sounds of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. He was awarded the Grammy Award as Album of the year for Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingnessthe First Finale (1974) as well as Songs in the Key of Life ( 1976). This makes him the holder of the tie record of the most Album of the year wins with three. Wonder is the only artist to win the award on three consecutive albums. Wonder started his "commercial period" in the early 1980s. He had the biggest hit songs and highest level of recognition, and had an increase in album sales, charity involvement as well as high-profile collaborations
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