
Stevland Hardaway Morris (ne Judkins; May 13, 1950) who is professionally referred to as Stevie Wonder, is an American musician and singer who is considered to be a pioneer and influence by musicians from a variety of genres, including rhythm and blues, pop, soul, gospel, jazz, and funk. Wonder was a one-man group that used synthesizers for the creation of electronic music during the 1970s. It revolutionized the R&B genre. He helped to bring such genres into the age of albums by releasing albums that were both coherent and constant. Blind since the day of the birth of his son, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed on with Motown's Tamla label at 11 years old, which was the time he received the name of a professional Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's critical acclaim was at its highest in the 1970s. His "classic period" started in 1972 and The album was released in 1972. Music of My Mind. Talking Book featured "Superstition" which is one of the most well-known and distinctive sounding sounds made by the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. He won 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 1980s; Wonder had his greatest hits and highest level of recognition, and had an increase in album sales, charitable involvement and notable collaborations
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