Stevie Wonder

Stevie WonderStevland Morris (ne Judkins, May 13 1950) popularly referred to as Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter from the United States. It is said that he is credited with being an innovator in a range of genres, including the blues and rhythm, soul and gospel, jazz, soul gospel and funk. A virtual one-man-band, Wonder's use of synthesizers as well as other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s transformed the norms of R&B. The musician also contributed to bringing these styles into the album age and made his LPs coherent and consistent and also incorporating expressive and socially conscious compositions. Blind since the day of his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy, who signed with Motown's Tamla label at 11 years old, at which point he was given the name of a professional Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's famed critical success reached its peak in the 1970s. The band's "classic period" started in 1972 and The album was released in 1972. Music of My Mind. Talking Book featured "Superstition", one of the most famous and distinctive sounding sounds made by the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness the First Finale (1974) as well as Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all earned the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. This makes him the holder of the tie-record for the most Album of the Year wins, with three. He is also the only artist to have received the award for three consecutive album releases. Wonder started his "commercial period" in the early 1980s. Wonder had his greatest albums and highest levels of fame. He also saw an increase in album sales, charity involvement and high-profile collaborations

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