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 * //Stevie Wonder//

Stevland Hardway Judkins was born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. He is now 58 years old. Stevie was blind at birth since he was born prematurely and the blood vessels in his eyes had not yet reached the front of his eyes. An abrutive growth spurt caused his retinas to detatch. When he was only four years old, Stevie's mother left his father and moved the rest of the family to Detroit. His mother later changed her name back to Lulu Hardway Morris, and Stevie Wonder's legal name is still Stevland Hardway Morris. Seven years from his birth, Stevie Wonder took up piano lessons and had mastered the instrument by age nine. He participated in his church choir frequently as a young child. Wonder also taught himself to play the harmonica and the drums, which he mastered by the time he was ten. Stevie learned to play the bass when he was a young child as well.

//Wonder's Start in Jazz Music//

When Wonder was eleven, a relative of The Miracle's Ronnie White found him singing of the corner of the street. Ronnie White was introduced to Stevie. Later, White took Stevie Wonder and his mother to Motown Records. The CEO of Motown Records, Berry Gordy signed young Stevie to Motown's Tamla lable and called him "Little Stevie Wonder". Stevie Wonder got his nickname from producer Mickey Stevenson after saying that the talented "boy's a wonder!"

//Places Stevie Traveled//

Since he started in the music business, Wonder has traveled to many different places in the world. He has traveled to many major cities in the US, like Salt Lake City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Stevie Wonder has also traveled to many other places such as Birmingham, England, Paris, France, Milan, Italy, Australia, and New Zealand.

//Stevie Wonder's Songs//

Wonder has written many songs in his lifetime. Several of them have become US and U.K. top ten hits. The following are a list of some of his most famous songs:** //Another Stare Blame it on the Sun Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing Ebony and Ivory For Once in my Live Go Home Heaven Help us All Isn't She Lovely Living for the City Master Blaster (Jammin'!) Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer Overjoyed Part-Time Lover Ribbon in the Sky Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Sir Duke That Girl Uptight (Everything's Alright) We Didn't Know You Are the Sunshine of My Life//