Stevland Haraway Morris (ne Judkins) was born on the 13th of May, 1950. He is also known as Stevie Wonder and is considered as a pioneering musician, and has had an influence on musicians from diverse genres, from rhythm and blues to jazz to gospel, soul and jazz. A virtual one-man band, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s revolutionized the structure of R&B. Wonder helped bring these genres into the age of albums by making albums that were both cohesive and uniform. Wonder was born blind, signed with Motown's Tamla label when he was 11. He was later given the name of a professional Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972, with the release of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter with "Superstition", which is among the most distinct and well-known instances of the sounds of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. The Grammy Award for Album of the years was won by Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness's First Finale (1974), as well as Songs in the Key of Life (1976). He is tied for the third most albums with three Album of the YEAR wins. He is also the only artist to have received the award for three consecutive album releases. Wonder was considered a "commercial artist" when he began to have his greatest hits in the late 1980s. His popularity increased with the increase in albums sales, charity involvement, and high-profile collaborations.
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