Stevland Hardaway Morris (ne Judkins; May 13, 1950) who is professionally referred to as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as an influencer and pioneer by musicians from a variety of genres that include pop, blues and rhythm soul, gospel jazz, and funk. Wonder, who was a solo artist, used synthesizers to create electronic music in the 1970s. This revolutionized the R&B genre. Wonder also contributed to the push of these styles into the album age making his albums solid and coherent, in addition to explicit statements about social consciousness with intricate compositions. Wonder, who was blind at the time of his birth, signed with Motown's Tamla label aged 11. In the Tamla label, he was awarded the official title Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's success on the critical scene was at its height during the 1970s. The band's "classic" period began in 1972, with Music of My Mind and Talking Book. The latter featured "Superstition" The most well-known and iconic example of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard sound. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness The First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all earned the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the tied-record holder for the most album of the Year wins, with three. Wonder is the only artist to have received the award with three consecutive albums. Wonder's "commercial period" began in the late 1980s. He was a star with his biggest songs and most famed, increased album sales, charitable involvement, and high-profile collaborations.
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