Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris (/ˈstiːvˌlənd/; né Judkins; dem born am May 13, 1950), alias Stevie Wonder, be an American with Ghanaian citizenship"Stevie Wonder takes Oath of Allegiance; receives certificate of citizenship as a Ghanaian - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024."President Akufo-Addo confers Ghanaian citizenship on Stevie Wonder". Ministry of the Interior│Republic of Ghana. May 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024. singer-songwriter, musician, den record producer. He be credited as sam pioneer den influence by musicians across sam range of genres wey dey include R&amp;B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, den jazz. Sam virtual one-man band, Wonder ein use of synthesizers den oda electronic musical instruments for de 1970s tym reshape de conventions of contemporary R&amp;B. He sana help drive such genres go de album era, wey dey craft ein LPs as cohesive den consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements plus complex compositions. Blind since shortly afta ein birth, na Wonder be sam child prodigy wey sign plus Motown ein Tamla label for de age of 11, wer na dem give am de professional name Little Stevie Wonder.

 Ein Early life 
Dem born Wonder Stevland Hardaway Judkins for Saginaw, Michigan, for May 13, 1950 insyd, de third of five kiddies wey dem born to Lula Mae Hardaway,Love, Dennis; Brown, Stacy (2007). Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder's Mother. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4165-7785-0. den de second of Hardaway ein two kiddies plus Calvin Judkins.Ribowski, Mark (2010). Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Hardaway had her first child, Stevie's half-brother Milton, prior to her relationship with Judkins; following her split with Judkins, she rekindled her relationship with Milton's father, coincidentally named Paul Hardaway, who by now had another child of his own – Stevie's stepbrother Larry – and with whom she went on to have two more children, Stevie's half-sister Renee and half-brother Timmy Dem born am six weeks premature, sam condition wey, along plus de oxygen-rich atmosphere for de hospital incubator insyd, eresult for retinopathy of prematurity insyd, sam disease wey dey abort eye growth wey often dey cause de retinas make e detach, wey elef am blind."Stevie Wonder: Blind faith". The Independent. July 12, 2008. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2008."Transcript of interview: Larry King and Stevie Wonder". Larry King Live. CNN. November 30, 2010. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.

 Awards den recognition 

 Grammy Awards 
Wonder win 25 Grammy Awards,"Stevie Wonder – Artist Profile". Grammy.com. Retrieved January 13, 2020. as well as Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for 1996 insyd."Lifetime Achievement Award". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2008. He be one of four artists den groups per wey win de Grammy for Album of de Year three tyms as de main artist dem credit, along plus Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon, den Taylor Swift. Wonder be de artist per wey win de award plus three consecutive album releases.
Grammy AwardsYearAwardTitle1973Best Rhythm & Blues Song"Superstition"1973Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male"Superstition"1973Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"1973Album of the YearInnervisions1974Best Rhythm & Blues Song"Living for the City"1974Best Male R&B Vocal Performance"Boogie on Reggae Woman"1974Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceFulfillingness' First Finale1974Album of the YearFulfillingness' First Finale1976Best Male R&B Vocal Performance"I Wish"1976Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceSongs in the Key of Life1976Best Producer of the Year*N/A1976Album of the YearSongs in the Key of Life1985Best Male R&B Vocal PerformanceIn Square Circle1986Best Pop Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal
(dem award to Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, den Wonder)"That's What Friends Are For"1995Best Rhythm & Blues Song"For Your Love"1995Best Male R&B Vocal Performance"For Your Love"1998Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)
(dem award to Herbie Hancock, Robert Sadin, den Wonder)"St. Louis Blues"1998Best Male R&B Vocal Performance"St. Louis Blues"2002Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocals
(dem award to Wonder den Take 6)"Love's in Need of Love Today"2005Best Male Pop Vocal Performance"From the Bottom of My Heart"2005Best R&B Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocals
(dem award to Beyoncé den Wonder)"So Amazing"2006Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals (dem award to Tony Bennett den Wonder)"For Once in My Life"
+YearNominee / workAwardResult1967"Uptight"Best Rhythm & Blues RecordingDem nominate amBest Rhythm & Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male or FemaleDem nominate am1969"For Once in My Life"Best Rhythm & Blues Vocal Performance, MaleDem nominate am1971"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"Best Rhythm & Blues SongDem nominate amBest R&B Vocal Performance, MaleDem nominate am1972"We Can Work It Out"Dem nominate am1974"Superstition"WinBest Rhythm & Blues SongWin"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"Best Pop Vocal Performance, MaleWinRecord of the YearDem nominate amSong of the YearDem nominate amInnervisionsAlbum of the YearWin1975Fulfillingness' First FinaleWinBest Pop Vocal Performance, MaleWin"Boogie On Reggae Woman"Best R&B Vocal Performance, MaleWin"Living for the City"Best Rhythm & Blues SongWin"Tell Me Something Good"Dem nominate amStevie WonderBest Producer of the YearDem nominate am1977Win"Contusion"Best Pop Instrumental PerformanceDem nominate amBest Instrumental CompositionDem nominate am"Have a Talk with God"Best Inspirational PerformanceDem nominate amSongs in the Key of LifeAlbum of the YearWinBest Pop Vocal Performance, MaleWin"I Wish"Best R&B Vocal Performance, MaleWin1981"Master Blaster (Jammin')"Dem nominate amStevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants"Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television SpecialDem nominate amStevie WonderProducer of the Year (Non-Classical)Dem nominate am"Let's Get Serious"Best Rhythm & Blues SongDem nominate am1983"That Girl"Dem nominate am"Do I Do"Dem nominate amBest R&B Vocal Performance, MaleDem nominate amBest Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)Dem nominate am"Ebony and Ivory"Record of the YearDem nominate amBest Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalDem nominate am"What's That You're Doing"Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalDem nominate am1985"I Just Called to Say I Love You"Song of the YearDem nominate amBest Pop Vocal Performance, MaleDem nominate am"I Just Called to Say I Love You (Instrumental)"Best Pop Instrumental PerformanceDem nominate amThe Woman in RedBest R&B Vocal Performance, MaleDem nominate am1986In Square CircleWin"Part-Time Lover"Best Pop Vocal Performance, MaleDem nominate am1987"That's What Friends Are For"Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalWinRecord of the YearDem nominate am1988"Skeletons"Best Rhythm & Blues SongDem nominate amBest R&B Vocal Performance, MaleDem nominate am1989CharactersDem nominate am1992"Gotta Have You"Dem nominate amBest Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for TelevisionDem nominate am"Jungle Fever"Dem nominate am1996"For Your Love"Best Male R&B Vocal PerformanceWinBest Rhythm & Blues SongWin1997"Kiss Lonely Goodbye (Harmonica with Orchestra)"Best Pop Instrumental PerformanceDem nominate am1998"How Come, How Long"Best Short Form Music VideoDem nominate amBest Pop Collaboration with VocalsDem nominate am1999"How Come, How Long" (Live)Dem nominate am"St. Louis Blues"Best Male R&B Vocal PerformanceWinBest Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s)Win2003"Love's in Need of Love Today"Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalWin"Christmas Song"Best Pop Collaboration with VocalsDem nominate am2005"Moon River"Dem nominate am2006"A Time to Love"Dem nominate amA Time to LoveBest R&B AlbumDem nominate am"So What the Fuss"Best Male R&B Vocal PerformanceDem nominate am"How Will I Know"Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalsDem nominate am"So Amazing"Win"From the Bottom of My Heart"Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceWin2007"For Once in My Life"Best Pop Collaboration with VocalsWin2009"Never Give You Up"Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with VocalsDem nominate am2010"All About the Love Again"Best Male Pop Vocal PerformanceDem nominate am

 Other awards den recognition 
Awards and recognition 1983: dem induct am to de Songwriters Hall of Fame.
 1984: receive Academy Award for Best Song for "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from de movie The Woman in Red.
 1989: dem induct am to de Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
 1994: Star on de Hollywood Walk of Fame.
 1999: receive de Polar Music Prize den Kennedy Center Honors.
 2002: receive de George and Ira Gershwin Lifetime Achievement Award at UCLA's Spring Sing. De same year, Wonder receive de Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from de Songwriters Hall of Fame.
 2004: receive de Billboard Century Award. Sanso for 2004 insyd, Rolling Stone rank am No. 15 for dema list of de 100 Greatest Rock and Roll Artists of All Time top.
 2006: dem induct am, as one of de first inductees, into de Michigan Walk of Fame.
 2006: Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award from de National Civil Rights Museum insyd Memphis.
 2008: Dem rank am at number five on "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists", wey dey make am as de third most successful male artist insyd de history of Billboard Hot 100 chart.
 February 23, 2009: Recipient of de Library of Congress's second Gershwin Prize For Popular Song, US Presido Barack Obama honor am at de White House.
 2009: Recipient of de Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award. Dis special award dey underline popular artist ein extraordinary contribution to de musical world. De Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award dey for bronze insyd.
 2009: Dem name am Messenger of Peace by de United Nations.
 March 6, 2010: Dem appoint am Commander of de Order of Arts and Letters by French Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand. Wonder be due make dem invest am plus dis honor for 1981 insyd, buh scheduling problems prevent dis from make e happen. Dem sanso give de Lifetime achievement award to Wonder for de same day, at France ein biggest music awards.
 June 2011: de Apollo Theater induct Wonder into de Apollo Legends Hall of Fame.
 2012: Recipient of de Billboard Icon Award.
 2013: Receive de Music Makes One Global Ambassador Award from de outstanding music award ceremony of Asia den de World, Mnet Asian Music Awards.
 2014: Recipient of de Presidential Medal of Freedom.
 2014: Recipient of ASCAP Centennial Award.
 2021: Founding inductee of de Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame.
 2022: Recipient of de inaugural Icon Award from de Legal Defense Fund.

 Honorary degrees 
Stevie Wonder receive chaw honorary degrees in recognition of ein music career. Dese dey include:
StateDateSchoolDegreeWashington, D. C.May 14, 1978Howard UniversityDoctor of Humane Letters (DHL)Feinberg, Lawrence (May 14, 1978). "Howard U. Confers Honorary Degree On Stevie Wonder". Washington Post.Providence, RI1987Brown UniversityDoctor of Music (DHL)"Honorary Degrees: 1900s". The Corporation of Brown University. Brown University. Retrieved February 1, 2023.AlabamaJune 2, 1996University of Alabama at BirminghamDoctor of Music (D.Mus.)"Honorary UAB Degrees Conferred" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.New JerseyMay 19, 1999Rutgers UniversityDoctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.)Billboard Staff (May 31, 2018). "20 Musicians With Honorary Degrees". Billboard. Retrieved November 28, 2022.OhioApril 30, 2010Oberlin CollegeDoctor of Music (D.Mus.)Ricci, Michael (March 10, 2010). "Stevie Wonder, Bill And Camille Cosby To Help Oberlin Dedicate And Celebrate The Grand Opening Of The Litoff Building April 30 – May 1". AllAboutJazz. Retrieved May 7, 2022.LouisianaMay 12, 2011Tulane UniversityDoctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.)Marinello, Nick (May 12, 2011). "Idealism and Wonder Reign at Commencement". News. Tulane University. Retrieved May 7, 2022.ConnecticutMay 22, 2017Yale UniversityDoctor of Music (D.Mus.)Megan, Kathleen (May 22, 2017). "Yale Honors Stevie Wonder, John Kerry, John Lewis At Commencement". The Hartford Courant.MichiganMay 7, 2022Wayne State UniversityDoctor of Humane Letters (DHL)"Ceremony III – May 7, 2022 | Stevland Hardaway Morris". May 2022 Commencement. Wayne State University. May 7, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2022.McCollum, Brian (May 7, 2022). "Stevie Wonder gets honorary doctorate at Wayne State University commencement". Detroit Free Press.

 Discography 

 The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie (1962)
 Tribute to Uncle Ray (1962)
 With a Song in My Heart (1963)
 Stevie at the Beach (1964)
 Up-Tight (1966)
 Down to Earth (1966)
 I Was Made to Love Her (1967)
 Someday at Christmas (1967)
 Eivets Rednow (1968)
 For Once in My Life (1968)
 My Cherie Amour (1969)
 Signed, Sealed & Delivered (1970)
 Where I'm Coming From (1971)
 Music of My Mind (1972)
 Talking Book (1972)
 Innervisions (1973)
 Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974)
 Songs in the Key of Life (1976)
 Stevie Wonder's Journey Through "The Secret Life of Plants" (1979, soundtrack)
 Hotter than July (1980)
 The Woman in Red (1984, soundtrack)
 In Square Circle (1985)
 Characters (1987)
 Jungle Fever (1991, soundtrack)
 Conversation Peace (1995)
 A Time to Love (2005)

 References 

 External links 

 Official website
 Stevie Wonder at AllMusic 
 Appearances for C-SPAN top 
 Stevie Wonder discography at Discogs 
 Stevie Wonder at IMDb 
 Stevie Wonder discography at MusicBrainz 
 Stevie Wonder news dem collected den commentary at The New York Times
 Stevie Wonder Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2016)
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