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Being Blind Is Not An Excuse – Biography Of Stevie Wonder by BuchiPrinzy: 11:43pm On Sep 06, 2020
Stevie Wonder, whose name was Stevland Hardaway Judkins and known as Stevland Hardaway Morris, was born on the 13th of May, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan, United States of America.

Little Stevie Wonder, as often called by Motown Records president, Berry Gordy Jr., was born a prodigy to African-American parents, Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway.
Stevie Wonder was just four years when the parents divorced. His mother, Lula Mae, moved to Detroit in 1954 with her children and changed her children’s name. Stevie Wonder became Stevland Hardaway Morris.

He is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who started with the church choir, mastering instruments like Piano, keyboards, drums, guitar, etc. before the age of 11 noticed Ronnie White; a member of the Miracle- owned by Motown Records.
Getting him introduced to the president of the music records in 1961 for an audit. Berry Gordy Jr. did not take much time to sign the young talented Stevie.

Stevie was born blind and premature (six weeks) due to an eye disorder aggravated after receiving excessive oxygen in an incubator, retinopathy of prematurity.

Under Motown Records, he took up the name given to Berry Gordy, Little Stevie...https:///3366Que

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Re: Being Blind Is Not An Excuse – Biography Of Stevie Wonder by Nobody: 12:22am On Sep 07, 2020
You can't compare U.S with Nigeria.

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Re: Being Blind Is Not An Excuse – Biography Of Stevie Wonder by confydoedowaye(m): 8:25am On Sep 07, 2020
God has a way of showing us His greatness, born blind with outragious talent, then Cobhams Asuquo comes to mind, what of little sized Messi with world conquering feet, what of Kaka who had a spinal cord damaging injury and later winning every individual accolade in soccer, what of talented little men with a big God: Aki and Paw paw. The list goes on and on. GOD IS NOT man, HE IS GREAT!

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