Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Wonder is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes. Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a male solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his political activism, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was conferred Ghanaian citizenship in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stevie Wonder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Fahrenheit 9/11

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute

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America | A Tribute to Heroes

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

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Stevie Wonder - Live At Last

Bikini Beach

Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle

Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House

Stevie Wonder live at Rock in Rio 2011

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012

Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977

Stevie Wonder at the BBC

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Hope for Haiti Now

20 Feet from Stardom

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Parkinson at 50

I Love Quincy

Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown

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Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville

We Are the World: la notte che ha cambiato il pop

American Symphony: Jon Batiste

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand

Hard Rock Calling 2010

From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan

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Stevie Wonder: Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo 1982

Stevie Wonder: Broadcasting Live

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

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George Michael: Portrait of an Artist

DTV: Golden Oldies

VH1 Divas 2009

Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

The One to One Concert

George Michael: Freedom

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

Black Woodstock

The World of Nat King Cole

National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

Stevie Wonder - At The Nippon Budoken Hall Tokyo 1982

Motown at the BBC

Stevie Wonder: Beat Club Live

Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration

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Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen

Chasing Happiness

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

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