![]() ![]() He released his second album Tribute to Uncle Ray later that year, mostly covers of Ray Charles's songs including a fresh song, Sunset. This album was to showcase Stevie's instrumental talents and contained to compositions that Wonder and Paul co-wrote - Session Number 112 and Wondering. This earned wonder his contract with Motown and he was mentored by Clarence Paul.Wonder's first album, The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie, was released by Motown Records in 1962 when Wonder was 12 years old. ![]() In 1961, Wonder sang his own composition, "Lonely Boy" for Smokey Robinson of The Miracles. While in the hospital his incubator was left too warm, which caused his retina to detach and resulted in severe optical nerve damage. He has been blind since shortly after his birth. His real name is Stevland Hardaway Judkins but he later dropped the name Morris and it has been his name for his life. Mary's of Michigan Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan. In 2009, United Nations dubbed him "Messenger of Peace". Wonder plays the drums, guitar, synthesizers, congas, and most famously the piano, harmonica, and the keyboard. His music, which concerns love, peace, care and knowledge about the outside world has won him 25 Grammy Awards(the most awarded to a male solo artist). He has written and produced songs for many of his labelmates and other artists as well. top ten hits,such as Superstition, Sir Duke and I Just Called To Say Love You (which topped all the charts the board it faced). He has recorded 23 albums and more than 30 U.S. Stevland Hardaway Judkins (born May 13, 1950) known by his stage name Stevie "The Visionary" Wonder, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.Ī child prodigy,Wonder became one of the most successful and well-known artists on the Motown label. ![]()
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