Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure of 20th century popular music, Wonder has recorded more than thirty top ten hits, won 26 Grammy Awards (a record for a solo artist), plus one for lifetime achievement, won an Academy Award for Best Song and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. He has also been awarded the Polar Music Prize. Blind from infancy, Wonder signed with Motown Records as a pre-adolescent at age twelve, and continues to perform and record for the label to this day. He has nine U.S. number-one hits to his name and album sales totaling more than 150 million units. Wonder has recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and writes and produces songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well. Wonder plays the piano, synthesizer, harmonica, congas, drums, bongos, organ, melodica, and clavinet. In his early career, he was best known for his harmonica work, but today he is better known for his keyboard skills and vocals. (more)
Type: person
Genres: record producer, music
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Motown Records:
Motown Records, also known as Tamla Motown outside of North America, is a record label originally based in Detroit, Michigan. Founded by Berry Gordy as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, the company was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in 19
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Synthesizer:
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequencies. A modern digital synthesizer uses a frequency synthesizer microprocessor component to calculate mathemati
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Harmonica:
A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument which is played by blowing air into or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers) or multiple holes. The pressure caused by blowing or drawing air into the reed chambers causes a r
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Academy Award for Best Original Song:
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best or
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Melodica:
The melodica is a free-reed instrument similar to the accordion and harmonica. It has a musical keyboard on top, and is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece that fits into a hole in the side of the instrument. Pressing a key opens a hole, allow
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Clavinet:
A Clavinet is an electrophonic keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk,
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award:
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to "performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording" http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Aca
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That Girl (Stevie Wonder song):
"That Girl" is a 1982 soul single by American Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The song was the leading single off Wonder's album-era greatest-hits compilation, Original Musiquarium, as one of three newer songs from the collection. The song sp
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Superstition (song):
"Superstition" is a popular song written, produced, arranged, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was twenty-two years old. It was included on Wonder's Talking Book album, and released as a single in many countries.
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Happy Birthday (Stevie Wonder song):
"Happy Birthday" is a 1981 single written, produced, and performed by Stevie Wonder for the Motown label. Wonder, a social activist, was one of the main figures in the campaign to have the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. become a national hol
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Higher Ground (song):
"Higher Ground" is a funk song written by Stevie Wonder and first appearing on his 1973 album Innervisions. Against a driving, percolating clavinet-based arrangement, the lyric posits that religion can perhaps successfully do battle with the darker s
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I Wish (Stevie Wonder song):
"I Wish" (1976) is a hit funk song by Stevie Wonder. It was released as a single and included on the album Songs in the Key of Life. Written and produced by Wonder, the song focuses on his childhood. The single hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the
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A Place in the Sun (song):
"A Place in the Sun" is a 1966 soul single by American and Motown musician Stevie Wonder. The song hit #9 on the Billboard pop singles chart, his third Top Ten hit since 1963, and one of Wonder's first songs to contain social commentary.
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Songs in the Key of Life:
Songs in the Key of Life is an album by Stevie Wonder, released on Motown on September 28, 1976 (see 1976 in music). It was the last of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period", along with Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervis
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Uptight (Everything's Alright):
"Uptight (Everything's Alright)" is a 1965 hit single recorded by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label. One of his most popular early singles, "Uptight" was the first Stevie Wonder single to be co-written by the artist. The single was a watersh
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Lately (Stevie Wonder song):
"Lately" is a song by Stevie Wonder released in 1980. A cover version of this song was recorded by S Club 7 for their "7" album and by Jodeci which was a 1993 #1 Hit R&B single The release spent four weeks at the top of the Hot R&B Songs chart, and w
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Fingertips:
"Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in
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Living for the City:
"Living for the City" is a 1973 hit single by Stevie Wonder for the Tamla (Motown) label, from his Innervisions album. Reaching #8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and #1 on the R&B chart, the record is driven by a slow bass synth groove (provided
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Donell Jones:
Donell Jones (born May 22 1973, Chicago, Illinois) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer, most notable for the hits "U Know What's Up", "Where I Wanna Be" and his cover of Stevie Wonder's "Knocks Me Off My Feet".
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My Cherie Amour (album):
"My Cherie Amour" is a 1969 album by Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album yielded a couple of major hits, including the title track and "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday," as well as Wonder's takes on the 1967 hit "Light My Fire" by T
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Talking Book:
Talking Book, an album by Stevie Wonder released on October 27, 1972, is regarded by some fans as one of the best crossover records of all time. It was the second of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period", along with Music of M
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Looking Back (Stevie Wonder album):
Looking Back, also known as Anthology, is a triple LP anthology by Stevie Wonder, released in 1977 on Motown Records. Since its release in 12' Triple LP format, it has not been reissued and is considered a limited edition. The album chronicles 40 son
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Ebony and Ivory:
"Ebony and Ivory" is a 1982 number-one single by Paul McCartney, performed with Stevie Wonder. It was released on March 29 of that year. At the simplest level, the song is about the ebony (black) and ivory (white) keys on a piano, but also deals with
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Innervisions:
Innervisions is an album by Stevie Wonder, released on Tamla/Motown on August 3 1973 (see 1973 in music). It was the third of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period", along with Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Fulfillingness' Fi
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Master Blaster (Jammin):
"Master Blaster (Jammin)" is a 1980 single by American and Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder of his 1980 album Hotter than July. The song, built on a heavy reggae feel, was an ode to reggae legend Bob Marley; Wonder had been performing with Marl
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Go Home:
"Go Home" is a 1985 hit single released by American and Motown music great Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. The song showcased the narrator's plea to a young woman to go home, though the girl tries to get the narrator to stay with her. In t
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The Woman in Red (soundtrack):
The Woman In Red Soundtrack is the second soundtrack album released by Motown singing great Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label in 1984. It featured Wonder's biggest hit and international number-one hit, "I Just Called to Say I Love You", which
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Boogie On Reggae Woman:
"Boogie On Reggae Woman" is a 1974 funk single by American Motown artist Stevie Wonder, from the album Fulfillingness' First Finale. The song, which ironically was not in the reggae style (save the unmistakable rock-steady rhythm guitar), continued W
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A Time to Love:
A Time to Love is a 2005 studio album by Stevie Wonder, his first since 1995's Conversation Peace. Originally to have been completed in 2004, it was finally released to stores on October 18, 2005, following an exclusive electronic release on Apple's
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Sir Duke:
"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. The track topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, his biggest hit there at the tim
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Part-Time Lover:
"Part-Time Lover" is a 1985 single by Stevie Wonder, from his album In Square Circle. The song reached number one on the Billboard pop, R&B, dance and adult contemporary charts. The song's simultaneous chart success made him the first artist to score
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Music of My Mind:
Music of My Mind is a landmark album by Stevie Wonder, released on March 3, 1972 (see 1972 in music). It was the first of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period", along with Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Fina
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Fulfillingness' First Finale:
Fulfillingness' First Finale is a landmark album by Stevie Wonder, released on July 22, 1974. It was the fourth of five consecutive albums widely hailed as his "classic period", along with Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, and Songs in th
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I Just Called to Say I Love You:
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" is a song written, produced, and performed by Stevie Wonder as part of the soundtrack to the 1984 film The Woman in Red. The midtempo ballad expresses how simply calling someone to tell them you love them can make ev
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Heaven Help Us All:
"Heaven Help Us All" is a 1970 soul single composed by Ron Miller and first performed by Motown great Stevie Wonder. The song, which showcased a departure from Wonder's earlier works displaying an earthier, gospel-infused sound, continued Wonder's st
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours:
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (1970) is a soul single by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for Motown's Tamla label. Released in June of 1970, the song spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number three on
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You Are the Sunshine of My Life:
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is a 1973 pop single released by Stevie Wonder. The first two lines of the song are sung, not by Wonder, but by James Gilstrap and Lani Groves. The single version of the song differed from the album version, adding h
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Ribbon in the Sky:
"Ribbon in the Sky" is a 1982 soul single released by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The ballad was first featured on the greatest-hits compilation, Original Musiquarium and charted #54 pop and #10 R&B when it was released. It has gone on to
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Journey through the Secret Life of Plants:
Stevie Wonder's Journey through the Secret Life of Plants is an album by Stevie Wonder, originally released on the Tamla Motown label on October 30, 1979 (see 1979 in music). It is the soundtrack to the documentary The Secret Life of Plants, directed
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I Was Made to Love Her (song):
"I Was Made to Love Her" is a hit single recorded by American soul musician Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label in 1967 (see 1967 in music). The song was written by Wonder, his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy and producer Henry Cosby; and inc
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Do I Do:
"Do I Do" is a song by Stevie Wonder, first released in 1982 in the album Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I . It was later included in the greatest-hits album At the Close of a Century, and reached #2 in the UK and #13 in the US. The song is ten
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Hotter than July:
Hotter than July is an album by Stevie Wonder, originally released on Motown's Tamla label on September 29, 1980. Despite the wide critical acclaim for Wonder's previous works such as Songs in the Key of Life and Innervisions, Hotter than July was hi
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In Square Circle:
"In Square Circle" is a 1985 album released by Stevie Wonder. The album features the hits "Part-Time Lover", "Go Home" and "Overjoyed" (which was left off Wonder's 1979 album Journey through the Secret Life of Plants and re-recorded for this album).
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Conversation Peace:
Conversation Peace is a 1995 soul album released by Motown soul musician Stevie Wonder. The album was Wonder's first full-length non-soundtrack studio album since 1987's Characters. This album yielded the hits "For Your Love" (a Grammy winner for Won
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Where I'm Coming From:
Where I'm Coming From is a 1971 album by Stevie Wonder. This album is considered a groundbreaking record for Wonder, in that it is the first album in which he had complete artistic freedom in its production. It was the last album produced under his f
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Isn't She Lovely:
"Isn't She Lovely" is a song by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. In it he celebrates the birth of his daughter, Aisha. There are three verses, each ending with the phrase "isn't she lovely, made from love" (or "so very lov
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Kurzweil K250:
The Kurzweil K250 a.k.a. "Kurzweil 250", "K250" or "K-250", manufactured by Kurzweil Music Systems was the first combined live performance and studio electronic musical instrument which produced sound derived from sampled sounds (see:Sampler (musical
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Eivets Rednow (album):
Eivets Rednow (prominently featuring "Alfie" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) is a 1968 instrumental album released by Stevie Wonder under the pseudonym Eivets Rednow on the Gordy (Motown) label. The album was released almost in secret. Because of Mo
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Send One Your Love:
"Send One Your Love" is a 1979 soul single by American and Motown music great Stevie Wonder. The song reached #4 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1979 and was the leading single off Wonder's Journey through the Secret Life of Plants, which was a
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Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius:
Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius is the third album and first live album by Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. Released in 1963, the album finally gained success for the child prodigy thanks to the famous raucous live version of "Fingert
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If You Really Love Me:
"If You Really Love Me" is the title of a song written by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright. Wonder recorded the song and released his version as a single and as a track on his 1971 album Where I'm Coming From. The single proved very successful, peaki
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Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday:
"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" is a 1969 soul single by Ronald Dean Miller and Bryan Wells, released by American Motown singer-songwriter-musician Stevie Wonder. The song continued Wonder's success on the pop charts. It reached #7 on the pop sing
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You Haven't Done Nothin':
"You Haven't Done Nothin'" is a 1974 funk single by Motown legend Stevie Wonder featuring background vocals from The Jackson 5 and featured on the album Fulfillingness' First Finale. The politically-aware song became Wonder's fourth number-one pop hi
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Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day:
"Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" is a 1968 soul single released by American and Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. The song, co-written by Wonder and produced by Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy, was the first to showcase Wonder's talents at the clavinet a
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I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues:
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by British singer Elton John featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica. The song received largely favorable reviews, with one reviewer declaring the song "likely to stand the test of time as a standard
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Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium:
Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I is a compilation album of R&B/soul musician Stevie Wonder's greatest hits from his 1970s albums, released on the Tamla label in 1982. The album reached #4 in the United States (also #1 in the chart of Black Albu
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Grammy Award for Album of the Year:
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engin
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Minnie Riperton:
Minnie Julia Riperton (November 8, 1947 – July 12, 1979) was an American singer and songwriter noted for her five-and-a-half octave vocal range, with her 1975 single "Lovin' You." As a child, Riperton studied music, drama, and dance at Chicago's Linc
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Take 6:
Take 6 is an influential American a cappella gospel music sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama. The group sings in a contemporary style, integrating R&B and jazz influences into their devotional songs and has
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I Feel for You:
"I Feel for You" is a song written by Prince that originally appeared on his 1979 self-titled album. It became a hit single in 1984 for female R&B singer Chaka Khan, appearing on her album, which was also called I Feel For You. The repetition of Khan
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Ronald White:
Ronald "Ronnie" White (April 5, 1938 - August 26, 1995) was an African American soul singer and songwriter, notable as a founding member of The Miracles, and the only member to survive all of that group's lineup changes. He is also noted as the man w
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List of artists by total number of U.S. number-one singles:
This is a list of artists and the titles of their number one singles in order of total number one singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Artists in a tie are listed chronologically. Note that Presley's totals include songs before the creation of the
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The Woman in Red (film):
The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy directed by Gene Wilder and written by Jean-Loup Dabadie, Yves Robert and Wilder, starring Wilder as a happily married man who fantasizes about having an affair with a sexy mystery woman (Kelly LeBrock). His
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Lynda Laurence:
Lynda Laurence (also spelled Lawrence, born Lynda Tucker on February 20, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American singer. She is best known for being a part of two Motown acts: Stevie Wonder's backup group Wonderlove and one of the post-Dia
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Triple album:
A triple album is a musical work whose length forced it to be released on three LP records. The first triple album is generally considered to be George Harrison's All Things Must Pass. These types of albums, as with double albums, are generally thoug
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For Once in My Life:
"For Once in My Life" is a pop song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Jobete publishing company in 1967 (see 1967 in music). The composition was originally recorded by Jean DuShon, while other artists such as Tony Bennett a
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That's What Friends Are For:
"That's What Friends Are For" is a 1982 song written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager and introduced by Rod Stewart for the soundtrack of the film Night Shift. The song is far better known for its cover version by Dionne Warwick and Friends,
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Jon Gibson (Christian musician):
Jon Gibson is a Soul and Gospel/Christian Music pioneer. He is one of the most influential artists and producers in Christian, Gospel and R&B music with 22 top five hits, nine number one songs, and an Album of The Year to his credit. He has performed
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Robert Margouleff:
Robert Margouleff is a Grammy Award winning American record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer, audio expert, and film producer. Most noted for his work with electronic music synthesizer programming for Stevie Wonder (beginning in
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Motortown Revue:
The Motortown Revue was the name given to the package concert tours of Motown artists in the 1960s. Early tours featured Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Mary Wells, The Marvelettes, and The Contours as headlining acts, and gave then-second-tier acts
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Henry Panion:
Henry Panion, III is an American composer, arranger, conductor, educator, and Professor in the Department of Music at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He holds degrees in music education and music theory from Alabama A & M University and the
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Wonder Dream Concert:
The Wonder Dream Concert was a historic concert held on October 4, 1975, at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The concert was headlined by Stevie Wonder who was joined on the bill by Bob Marley & The Wailers and his former bandmates Peter To
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