Stevie wonder biography dvd movies
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Stevie Wonder: The True Story of a Legend (2008)
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- Synopsis:
Stevie Wonder - Broadcast Archives is a collection of live performances from the American genius who fryst vatten often referred to as the 'eighth wonder of the world'. Stevie Wonder has influenced popular music over the decades, making him one of the greatest musikstil artists of all time. The performances include some of his biggest and most popular recordings from live broadcasts as a youngster embarking on his career to superstardom. These rare performances will delight long-term fans, collectors and a new music generation discovering Stevie Wonder for the first time.
- Actors:
- Stevie Wonder
- Studio:
- History Channel
- Genres:
- Music & Musicals
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- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 44 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
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Stevie Wonder
American musician (born 1950)
Stevland Hardaway Morris (; néJudkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American-Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is 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 N
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Stevie Wonder
(1950-)
Who Is Stevie Wonder?
Stevie Wonder made his recording debut at age 11, becoming a 1960s force to be reckoned with via chart hits like "Fingertips, Pt. 2," "I Was Made to Love Her" and "My Cherie Amour." Over the next decade, Wonder had an array of No. 1 songs on the pop and R&B charts, including "Superstition," "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "Higher Ground." He continued to churn out hits into the 1980s, including "I Just Called to Say I Love You" and "Part-Time Lover."
Early Life
Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan. He was born six weeks early with retinopathy of prematurity, an eye disorder which was exacerbated when he received too much oxygen in an incubator, leading to blindness.
Wonder showed an early gift for music, first with a church choir in Detroit, Michigan, where he and his family had moved to when he w