Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris, 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, and 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 during much of his peak years, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments in the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B.
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- Born in
- Saginaw
- Educated at
- Michigan School for the Blind
- Awards
- 🏆 Presidential Medal of Freedom🏆 Academy Award for Best Original Song🏆 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame🏆 MusiCares Person of the Year🏆 Wolf Prize in Arts
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1950
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