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Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), 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. Wonder 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, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex comp…
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Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), 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. Wonder 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, Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments during the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions. Blind since shortly after his birth, Wonder was a child prodigy who signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, where he was given the professional name Little Stevie Wonder. Wonder's single "Fingertips" was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, when he was 13, making him the youngest solo artist ever to top the chart. Wonder's critical success was at its peak in the 1970s. His "classic period" began in 1972 with the releases of Music of My Mind and Talking Book, the latter featuring "Superstition", which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner Clavinet keyboard. His works Innervisions (1973), Fulfillingness' First Finale (1974) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) all won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, making him the only artist to have won the award with three consecutive album releases. Wonder began his "commercial period" in the 1980s; he achieved his biggest hits and highest level of fame, had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations (including with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson), political impact, and television appearances. Wonder has continued to remain active in music and political causes. Wonder is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with sales of more than 100 million records worldwide. He has won 25 Grammy Awards (the most by a male solo artist) and one Academy Award (Best Original Song, for the 1984 film The Woman in Red). Wonder has been inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also noted for his political activism, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, and in 2014, he was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He was conferred Ghanaian citizenship in 2024. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stevie Wonder, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
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Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
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The Lady and The Legend
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2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September
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One to One: John & Yoko
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FireAid Benefit Concert
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
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Jim Henson Idea Man
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People Like Us: The Centre of Family Love Story
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The Greatest Night in Pop
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American Symphony
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George Michael: Portrait of an Artist
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Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
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Commitment to Life
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Black Note
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
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George Michael: Freedom Uncut
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Stevie Wonder at the BBC
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Parkinson at 50
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
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Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
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537 Votes
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Who You Gonna Call?
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John Legend and Family: Bigger Love Father's Day
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One World: Together at Home
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The Changin' Times of Ike White
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Stevie Wonder : Visionnaire et prophète
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Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
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The Price of Protest
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Chasing Happiness
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1989
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Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
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A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
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Quincy
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Mr. SOUL!
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Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
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George Michael: Freedom
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Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville
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One Love Manchester
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Stayin' Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees
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Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
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Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life - An All-Star Grammy Salute
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The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
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20 Feet from Stardom
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Bad 25
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The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
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iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World
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Stevie Wonder live at Rock in Rio 2011
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Stevie Wonder: The Best of Stevie Wonder
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A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
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Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
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No Poster
Hard Rock Calling 2010
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No Poster
Hope for Haiti Now
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Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
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The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
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When Woodstock Was Young
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VH1 Divas 2009
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Stevie Wonder: Live at Last
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Motown at the BBC
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
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O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
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Stevie Wonder: Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo 1982
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Paul Simon and Friends | The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
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Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
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Stevie Wonder - At The Nippon Budoken Hall Tokyo 1982
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Tony Bennett: An American Classic
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To John With Love
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Stevie Wonder: Broadcasting Live
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Live 8
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Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
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Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
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Fahrenheit 9/11
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The World of Nat King Cole
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Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
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The Best Of Beat
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Christmas from Hollywood
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The Giants of Black Music
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America: A Tribute to Heroes
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MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
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From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan
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Brian Wilson’s Imagination
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Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia
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Babyface: MTV Unplugged NYC 1997
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Happy Birthday to John
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Classic Albums: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life
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Gilberto Gil: Tempo Rei
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No Poster
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
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Stevie Wonder: A Night Of Wonder Live in London
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Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
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No Poster
A Party For Richard Pryor
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Sous les marches du palais
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Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
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Michael Jackson - Bad Tour Live in Brisbane 1987
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Neil Diamond... Hello Again
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No Poster
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
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No Poster
Motown Returns to the Apollo
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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DTV: Golden Oldies
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I Love Quincy
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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
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Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
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Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977
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Stevie Wonder Live Musikladen
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Stevie Wonder: Beat Club Live
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The One to One Concert
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Cocksucker Blues
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Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
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No Poster
Black Journal: 23; New-Ark
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Black Woodstock
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Bikini Beach
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Muscle Beach Party
as Little Stevie Wonder