Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta - Syreeta on AllMusic - 1974 - After a promising but uneven debut, Syreeta&hellip. Aug 06, 2012  Syreeta Wright - Spinnin' and Spinnin' - from the 'Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta' album on Motown Records.

• • • Website Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. Wonder signed with 's Tamla label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010s. He has been since shortly after birth. Among Wonder's works are singles such as ', ', ', ' and '; and albums such as, and. He has recorded more than 30 U.S. Top ten hits and received 25, one of the most-awarded male solo artists, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the.

Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make 's birthday a in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a. In 2013, magazine released a list of the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 55th anniversary, with Wonder at number six. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life Stevie Wonder was born in, Michigan, in 1950, the third of six children of Calvin Judkins and, a songwriter. He was born six weeks premature which, along with the oxygen-rich atmosphere in the hospital incubator, resulted in (ROP), a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the to detach; so he became blind.

When Wonder was four, his mother divorced his father and moved to Detroit with her children. She changed her name back to Lula Hardaway and later changed her son's surname to Morris, partly because of relatives. Wonder has retained Morris as his legal surname. He began playing instruments at an early age, including piano, harmonica and drums. He formed a singing partnership with a friend; calling themselves Stevie and John, they played on street corners, and occasionally at parties and dances.

Wonder sang as a child in a choir at the Whitestone Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. V.90 56k modem. Career 1961–1969: Sixties singles. From by Stevie Wonder, 1972-10-27. Sample from Stevie Wonder Song Review: A Greatest Hits Collection,, 1996-12-10 Problems playing this file? Released in late 1972, featured the No. 1 hit ', which is one of the most distinctive and famous examples of the sound of the Hohner keyboard. Talking Book also featured ', which also peaked at No.