Stevie Wonder, named Steveland Judkins/ Morris was born on May 13, 1950, Saginaw, Michigan.
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On September 1, 1962, Stevie Wonder released his debut studio album The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie Wonder.
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In 1963, Stevie Wonder became the youngest artist ever to top the Billboard Hot 100 charts with his song “Fingertips”.
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In March of 1972, Stevie Wonder’s album ‘Music of My Mind’ was released, as the album marked the beginning of his “classic period.”
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Steve Wonder would earn his first Grammy Award in March of 1974, as the legendary singer now holds 25 Grammy Awards.
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Stevie Wonder reached the peak of his fame during the 1980’s after the release of his projects ‘Hotter Than July’ (1980) and ‘Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium’.
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Stevie Wonder would recorded the soundtrack album for the movie ‘The Woman in Red’ in 1984 — which featured the Oscar-winning song ‘I Just Called to Say I Love You.’
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Stevie Wonder is known for his prominent activism for civil rights and political causes, including his pitch for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to be a holiday.
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Stevie Wonder became the youngest person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at 38-years-old on January 18, 1989.
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Stevie Wonder was given the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame award, bestowed on an individual who shapes the profession for generations to come on February 14, 2008.
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Stevie Wonder, the Motown legend, recently received an honorary doctorate from Wayne State University on March 7, 2022.
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