Wonder, Stevie

LC control no.	n 50013801
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	ML410.W836 Biography
Personal name heading	Wonder, Stevie *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Morris, Steveland Morris, Stevland Judkins, Stevland Hardaway, Steveland Wonder, Little Stevie Judkins, Steveland Judkins, Stephen
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1950-05-13
Place of birth	Saginaw (Mich.)
Field of activity	Singing Popular music--Writing and publishing Keyboard instruments--Performance Harmonica--Performance Drum set--Performance Sound recordings--Production and direction
Profession or occupation	Singers Composers Lyricists Keyboardists Harmonica players Drummers Record producers
Found in	His Stevie Wonder's Journey through the secret life of plants [SR] c1979: labels (Stevie Wonder) container (Stevland Morris) New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (Wonder, Stevie (Judkins, Stevland; Morris, Steveland; Hardaway, Steveland); b. May 13, 1950, Saginaw, MI; soul singer and songwriter; changed name to Little Stevie Wonder) Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Wonder, Stevie; b. Steveland Judkins, May 13, 1950, Saginaw, Mich.; now prefers Steveland Morris, after mother's married name; renamed Little Stevie Wonder by Berry Gordy in 1961, "Little" dropped in 1964) Southern, E. Bio. dict. of Afro-Amer. and African musicians (Wonder, Stevie (née Stevland Judkins; aka Steveland Morris, Steveland Hardaway); b. May 13, 1950, Saginaw, Mich.; rhythm 'n' blues singer) Baker, 8th ed. (Wonder, Stevie (real name, Steveland Judkins Hardaway); b. May 13, 1950, Saginaw, Mich.; soul singer, keyboardist, and songwriter) ASCAP, 4th ed. (Morris, Stevland (Stevie Wonder); b. May 13, 1950, Saginaw, Mich.; singer, composer, musician) Wonder, Stevie. Wondering, 1962 : title page (Stephen Judkins) U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 via Ancestry.com, viewed Mar. 15, 2024 (Stevland Morris [not Steveland]; b. May 13, 1950) Grove Music online, viewed Mar. 15, 2024 (Stevie Wonder; American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, harmonica player, drummer) Wikipedia, viewed Mar. 15, 2024 (Stevie Wonder; American singer-songwriter, record producer)