In the world of sounds, the boy oriented amazingly, so the God himself pushed him to practice music. Stevie began to play at 4, his first instruments were cooking pots. But the family was so poor that they could afford only a harmonica. The rumors about Stevie’s talent reached the producer Brian Holland (he specialized in the search for young talents in Detroit). Stevie was then only 10 years old.
About Stevie Wonder
Background
Stevlend Hardaway Judkins, born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, is the legendary American soul singer, songwriter, pianist, music producer, and social activist. Became blind shortly after the birth, at 11, he made a deal with his first label Motown Records Corporation and cooperates with it to this day. Stevie is a musician, multi-instrumentalist: he possesses a vocal range of 4 octaves, a virtuoso pianist and all kinds of synthesizer, percussionist, clarinet, harmonica player. Stevie Wonder has gained extraordinary achievements in the musical field, being blind.
Hits
The most outstanding Stevie Wonder’s tracks are “Superstition”, “Sir Duke”, “I Wish”, and “I Just Called To Say I Love You". The most famous albums of the “classical period” are “Talking Book”, “Innervisions” and “Songs in the Key of Life”. In Wonder’s portfolio there are over 30 hits, entering the Top 10 charts in the US and received a record of 25 Grammy Awards, which recognize the highest achievements in the recording area.
Latest Works
The last studio disc “A Time to Love” was issued in 2005. The album debuted at the fifth place of the US pop charts. Numerous positive feedback from critics followed and the award Grammy for the best male pop vocal. The latest official live album was let out in 2008, a record with the London concert at the O2 Arena.