Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950, as Stevland Hardaway Judkins), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he has become one of the most creative and loved musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with Motowns Tamla label at the age of 11and continues to perform and record for Motown as of the early 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after birth... The 1980s saw Wonder achieving his biggest hits and highest level of fame; he had increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations, political impact, and television appearances. The 1979 mainly instrumental soundtrack album Stevie Wonders Journey Through The Secret Life of Plants was composed using an early music sampler, a Computer Music Melodian. Wonder toured briefly in support of the album, and used a Fairlight CMI sampler on stage. In this year Wonder also wrote and produced the dance hit Lets Get Serious, performed by Jermaine Jackson and (ranked by Billboard as the No. 1 R&B single of 1980)... youtu.be/wDZFf0pm0SE
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