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Stevie Wonder By: Madison Morris
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Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder was an extravagant musician and still is today. He was born May 13 th 1950. He was blind at birth. He never got to see anything in his life.
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Stevie Wonder The music world slimly accepts musicians. The music world must have really liked him but he was also blind. They didn’t just accept him because he was blind but because he has true talent.
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Stevie Wonders His home town is Saginaw, Michigan. He wasn’t just a singer he was a song writer too. He was introduced into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.
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He was 11 years old when he was discovered by Ronnie White of the Motown band, the Miracles. An audition followed with Motown founder, Berry Gordy Jr., who didn't hesitate to sign the young musician to a record deal. In 1962, the newly renamed Little Stevie Wonder, working with a Motown songwriter, released his debut album, Little Stevie Wonder the 12 Year Old Genius
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Stevie Wonder The 1980s also saw Wonder, who's been unafraid to tackle social issues through his music, successfully spearhead a movement to create a national holiday recognizing Dr. Martin Luther King. Martin Luther
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Wonder's studio production has slowed. His most recent album, A Time to Love, was released in 2005, following a ten-year hiatus. Over the course of his long career, Wonder, who has been married twice and has seven children, has been honored with numerous awards. He has won 25 Grammys, a number that includes his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1989 he was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More recently Wonder was recognized with the Second Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2009.
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Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder is still an amazing singer today. Stevie faced many hardships and he got turned down many times.
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