Complete your Stevie Wonder record collection. Discover Stevie Wonder's full discography. Shop new and used Vinyl and CDs. Buy Stevie Wonder tickets from the Official Ticketmaster UK site. Find Stevie Wonder tour dates, event details, reviews and much more. Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950, the third of six children of Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway. He was born six weeks premature. Stevie Wonder Tickets . His classic albums include Music Of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs In the Key of Life. His most famous singles include I Just Called to Say I Love You, Ebony and Ivory, Isn't She Lovely, Sir Duke and Superstition. He was inducted in to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1. Steveland Hardaway Judkins, 1. May 1. 95. 0, Saginaw, Michigan. U. S. A. Stevie. Wonder has been a major figure within the Black Music scene over the last. Stevie. Wonder was born Steveland Judkins, however, he now prefers to be known as. Steveland Morris after his mother's married name. Placed. in an incubator immediately after his birth, baby Steveland was thought. Retinopathy. of Prematurity (R. O. P.). In. fact, without the oxygen that he received he would not be here. Witness iconic artist Stevie Wonder grow from a musical child prodigy to one of the most creative musical figures of the 20th century at Biography.com. Steveland Hardaway Judkins, 13th May 1950, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A. Stevie Wonder has been a major figure within the Black Music. The cause. was the prematurity of the eye. Blood. vessels in the back of the eye had not reached the front of the eye thus. Vitreous of the eye. When. it reached a certain point it caused scar tissue to pull at the retina eventually. Stevie. I would like to thank that mother and. Despite. this handicap, he began to learn the piano at the age of seven, and had. After. his family moved to Detroit in 1. Steveland joined a church choir, musically juxtaposed by the R & B of Ray. Charles and Sam Cooke. In. 1. 96. 1, he was discovered by Ronnie White of the Miracles. Motown Records. Berry Gordy immediately signed Steveland. Clarence. Paul came up with the 'Wonder' surname stating that 'We can't keep introducing. Wonder Of The World'. Stevie was placed in the care of writer / producer Clarence. Paul, who supervised his early recordings. These. helped him develop his talents as a multi- instrumentalist, but did not indicate. In. 1. 96. 2, the release of the live recording 'Fingertips' established his commercial. Motown quickly marketed him on a series of albums as 'the 1. Ray Charles. Attempts. Fingertips' proved difficult, and Wonder's career. He. re- emerged in 1. Motown mainstream. Uptight (Everything's Alright)', which he. Henry 'Hank' Cosby and Sylvia Moy. This. began a run of U. S. Top 4. 0 hits that continued unbroken (apart from seasonal. Christmas releases) for over six years. From 1. 96. 5- 7. Stevie Wonder was marketed like the other major Motown stars. Stevie. also recorded his versions of Bob Dylan's 'Blowin ln The Wind' and Ron Miller's. A Place In The Sun' in 1. He. co- wrote almost all of his singles from 1. Motown artists, most notably co- writing Smokey Robinson And The Miracles' hit 'The Tears. Of A Clown', and writing and producing the (Motown). Spinners' 'It's A Shame'. His. contract with Motown expired in 1. Stevie financed the recording of two albums of his. He. pioneered the use of the synthesizer in Black Music, and also broadened. Stevie. then used these recordings as a lever to persuade Motown to offer a more. Black Bull Music. The. signing of the contract with the release of the solo recordings 'Where I'm. Coming From' and 'Music Of My Mind', which, despite lukewarm critical reaction in the British music media. Black music, but mainstream music generally. Talking. Book', in 1. Superstition'. to the ballad standard 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life'. Innervisions'. (1. Talking Book', bringing further. Living For The City' and 'Higher Ground'. For the former release, Stevie enlisted the programming skills of the Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff. Their group, Tonto's Expanding Head Band, Stevie had become interested in, regarding their creative use of synthesisers on their own recordings. Tragedy strucklater. Stevie was seriously injured in a car accident. The. release of 'Fulfillingness First Finale' in 1. Heaven Is 1. 0 Zillion Light Years Away'.'Fulfillingness' also featured 'Boogie On Reggae Woman', 'Creepin', 'They Won't Go When I Go', 'Bird Of Beauty' and 'You Haven't Done Nothin'. Stevie married fellow Motown artist Syreeta on 1. September 1. 97. 0, and showcased many of his new production techniques on 'Syreeta'. Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta' (1. The album featured the popular songs 'I'm Going Left', 'Spinnin' and Spinnin' and 'Your Kiss Is Sweet'. The. double album 'Songs In The Key Of Life', in 1. It. demonstrated a mastery and variety of musical forms and instruments, offering. Duke Ellington on 'Sir. Duke', and paying tribute to major black figures on 'Black Man'. Surprisingly. following on from this enormous success, no new recordings surfaced for. Stevie concentrated on perfecting the soundtrack music. The Secret Life Of Plants'. This. primarily instrumental double album was greeted with disappointing reviews. Stevie. quickly delivered the highly successful, 'Hotter Than July' in 1. Dr. Martin Luther King, 'Happy Birthday'. All I Do'. After. Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium'. Do I Do' and 'Ribbon. In The Sky') alongside the cream of his post- 1. Stevie scheduled. People Move Human Play' in 1. This. never appeared, instead, he composed the soundtrack music for the film 'The. Woman In Red', which oddly included his biggest- selling single to date. MOR ballad, 'I Just Called To Say I Loved You'. The. album on which he had been working since 1. In Square Circle'. His. status as an elder statesman of b. Iack music, and as a champion of black. Dr. Martin Luther King celebrated as a national holiday in the U. S. A. This. request was granted by the late President Reagan, and the first Martin Luther. King Day was celebrated on 1. January 1. 98. 6 with a concert at which Wonder. Like. his next project, 'Characters', in 1. Stevie. was then inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1. Stevie. has been generous in offering his services as a writer, producer, singer. His. most public collaborations included work with Paul Mc. Cartney, which produced. Ebony And Ivory', Gary Byrd, Michael. Jackson and the Eurythmics, and on the benefit records by U. S. A. For. Africa and Dionne Warwick & Friends.'Conversation. Peace' was released in in 1. Sensuous Whisper' (featuring Anita Baker, amongst others) and 'I'm New' (featuring Take 6 and Deniece Williams). On. the 3rd of December 1. Reuters which read: 'American. Stevie Wonder told fellow worshippers at a church service. Detroit December 2 that he is to undergo an operation that would enable. Wonder hopes to have the operation, which involves the. Baltimore's John Hopkins University's. Wilmer Eye Institute.'His. Spike Lee's movie 'Bamboozled, entitled 'Misrepresented. People' and 'Some Years Ago' and represented a return to Stevie's political. After. the September 1. Take. 6 on a version of 'Love's In Need Of Love Today', dedicated to those. Stevie. returned to recording in 2. A Time 2 Love'. A. So What The Fuss' was released prior to the album, which also featured, the popular 'Sweetest Somebody I Know', 'Moon Blue', and the radio friendly 'My Love Is On Fire'. The album featured an impressive supporting cast, including Hubert & Debra Laws, Kirk Franklin, Doug E. Fresh, Narada Michael Walden, En Vogue, Greg Phillinganes, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Mc. Cartney, and the recently passed artist, Prince. Stevie also appeared at the Live 8 U.
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