Stevie Wonder's Lifestyle ★ 2021

teenager here's something i heard old man say to me in a nod so distant future tomorrow robbins will sing your lullaby stevie wonder is a well-known american record producer drummer organist keyboard player pianist composer singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist musician and actor he's considered one of the most successful songwriters and musicians this man is often hailed as a genius let me tell you that stevie's been credited as a pioneer and influence to musicians of several genres such as jazz funk gospel soul pop and rhythm and blues the singer was signed to motown records when he was 11 years old stevie's won 25 grammy awards and a grammy lifetime achievement award it seems so much has changed so much is moving to a different rhythm the way we work live love meet and greet if you enjoy these videos please remember to hit the like button as it does help us out a lot and comment below who your favorite celebrity is that you'd love to see in an upcoming video his full name is steveland hardaway judkins what is also known as little stevie wonder steveland hardaway morris little stevie wonder he was born may 13 1950 in saginaw michigan making him 70 at the time of this production he stands 1.84 meters or 6 feet tall this musician was the first motown artist to win an academy award for best original song let me tell you that this man has been inducted into the hollywood walk of fame songwriters hall of fame rock and roll hall of fame and rhythm and blues music hall of fame moreover stevie's known for his work as an activist for political causes stevie was named a united nations messenger of peace in 2009 then in 2014 the musician received the presidential medal of freedom in 1996 stevie received an honorary doctorate of music from the university of alabama then in may 2017 he was given an honorary doctor of music from yale university his mom lula mayhardaway died in 2006. at that time she was 76 years old it's worth mentioning that the musician was introduced to transcendental meditation through his marriage to write he initially became a vegetarian and later a vegan in 2018 stevie joined twitter the first tweet of this singer was a five-minute video honoring martin luther king jr the musician has been a longtime baptist affiliated with black churches back in 2018 he performed at aretha franklin's funeral in greater grace temple in detroit in 2019 he announced that he would be undergoing a kidney transplant after a concert in hyde park in london he's been married three times back in 1970 stevie got married to a motown singer-songwriter named cyrida wright the couple divorced in 1972 then in 2001 he married a fashion designer named cal miller they got divorced in 2012. let me tell you that the couple separated in 2009 and stevie filed for divorce in august 2012 he married tamika bracey in 2017. it's worth noting that the singer has nine children by five different women before marrying wright stevie was dating yolanda simmons they had a daughter named aisha morris who was born in february 1975. aisha is now a singer and in 1977 simmons gave birth to stevie's son kita in 1983 his girlfriend melody mccully gave birth to their son mumtaz morris moreover he had a son named kwame and a daughter named sophia with a woman whose identity is unknown with kai stevie has two sons including kailand and manla kaje carl steveland morris the name of stevie's first child with bracy is unknown and the second was a daughter named nia [Music] even if you're not a musician you can hear when the music is not right can you tell that life is out of tune he's the third of five children of lula may hardaway moreover stevie is the second of lula's two children with calvin judkins the singer was born six weeks premature which resulted in retinopathy of prematurity this condition impacts the growth of the eyes and also causes the retinas of the patient to detach as a result stevie became blind when he was four years old lula and calvin got divorced the singer moved with his mother and two siblings to detroit in michigan stevie started singing as a child in a choir at the white stone baptist church his mom later changed her name back to lula hardaway and the surname of her son to morris it's worth noting that stevie has retained morris as his legal surname the singer started playing instruments at an early age stevie learned to play piano harmonica and drums he then formed a singing partnership with a friend they used to call themselves stevie and john the two friends would play on street corners as well as parties and dances stevie attended fitzgerald elementary school his first album titled the jazz soul of little stevie was released in 1962 and then stevie enrolled in michigan school for the blind it was the year 1961 when stevie sang lonely boy to the miracles ronnie white ronnie then took him and his mom to audition at motown ceo barry gordy signed stevie to tom lelable since stevie was 11 years old at the time the record label drew up a rolling five-year deal in which royalties would be held in trust until stevie turned 21. stevie and his mom were paid a weekly stipend to cover their expenses moreover a private tutor was provided for when stevie was on tour in 1962 he released his debut single titled i call it pretty music but the old people call it the blues the next year this man released his album called recorded live the 12 year old genius the album included a hit single titled fingertips during the mid-1960s stevie released other hits such as blowing in the wind and with a child's heart moreover he released i was made to love her sign seal delivered i'm yours and for once in my life between 1968 and 1970 he then collaborated with syretta in 1970 to release his album called where i'm coming from stevie later released his album titled music of my mind in 1972. during the same year his album talking book was released he then came up with several blockbuster albums including inner visions fulfillingness first finale songs in the key of life and stevie wonder's journey through the secret life of plants he'd become the most acclaimed black musician by the end of the 1970s during the 1980s this man released albums such as hotter than july and stevie wonder's original muse aquarium stevie recorded the soundtrack for a film called the woman in red in 1984 then in 1995 he released his album titled conversation piece in 2005 stevie came up with an album called a time to love he recorded a soundtrack featuring ariana grande in 2016 for an animated musical called sing good trouble and for me good trouble is bringing our nation this nation [Music] back together again during his career stevie has sold more than 100 million records globally which makes him one of the best selling musicians of all time he earned 21 million dollars in 1971 from his deal with motown records then in 1976 he earned 13 million dollars from his contract with motown stevie wonder has a total net worth of 110 million dollars back in the year 2009 stevie purchased a mediterranean estate in the los feliz neighborhood of los angeles it was built in 1928 and covers around 4 511 square feet the singer spent 2.407 million dollars to acquire the property stevie likely owns the following cars a rolls-royce phantom a bmw a porsche 911 a cadillac escalade [Music] you

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Published: Tue May 11 2021