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Michigan Connection
Stevie Wonder was born Stephen Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw.
Band
Signed by Motown at age ten, Stevie recorded his first album when he was
twelve.
Notable
Stevie permanently lost his sight when he was given too much oxygen in an
incubator shortly after birth. Wonder put together the soundtrack for Jungle
Fever, a Spike Lee movie. "Finger Tips — Pt. II" was the first live
single in history to reach #1.
Big Hits
Topped the pop charts in 1963 at age thirteen with "Finger Tips —
Pt. II."
Find out more
about Stevie Wonder and other musical Michiganians in
Makin'
Music: Michigan's Rock & Roll Legacy.
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