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Stevie Wonder (Steveland Morris)
singer, composer, producer
Born: 5/13/1950
Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan
Grammy Award-winning singer, composer, producer, arranger, and instrumentalist known for his unlimited ability to produce a kind of spiritually informed, upbeat rhythm and blues that crossed over to millions of fans. B, Wonder signed with Motown Records at age 10 and has been recording ever since. Blind since birth from too much oxygen in the incubator, his recordings include Innervisions (1973), Songs in the Key of Life (1976), and Square Circle (1985).
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