Stevland Morris (ne Judkins, May 13, 1950) also known as Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter from the United States. He is often acknowledged as the first to pioneer a wide range of genres of music, such as blues and rhythm as well as gospel, jazz soul gospel, funk and gospel. A virtual one-man-band, Wonder's use for synthesizers and other electronic instruments in the 1970s reshaped the conventions of R&B. Wonder also contributed to the push of these styles into the album age and made his LPs coherent and consistent as well as socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Wonder, who was blind from birth He signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11. He was later given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's popularity with critics was at its peak in the 1970s. The band's "classic period" started in 1972 and, saw the release of Music of My Mind. Talking Book featured "Superstition", one of the most well-known and distinctive sounds produced by the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His albums Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness the First Finale (1974) as well as Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. This made him the tied-record holder for the most album of the Year wins, with three. Wonder is the sole artist to be awarded the Grammy Award for Album of the Year on three consecutive albums. Wonder's "commercial period" began in the 1980s. Wonder had his biggest hit songs and highest fame with increased album sales, charity involvement, as well as high-profile collaborations.
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