Dennis Edwards remembered immediately being floored by Wonder s talents:
“The first time I met him, man, I was at Motown of course Stevie was a little kid. He plays all the time. Every time you hear him he s swinging. All you ve got to do is speak and Stevie knows who you are. He can t see and he s like Dennis! It s like. . . when I first met him I m like How does he know who I am? Y know?”
Wonder, who has been writing songs since he was a child, said that he s never taken his talent for granted: “As I many times do, I ll say, God, let me come up with a song, let me think of a song, let me this, let me that. It s a magical thing that happens, so I m still I m a lover of music. I m a very fortunate person in that the thing that I love I m able to do and support my family as well.”
Stevie Wonder Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of Stevie Wonder, singer, songwriter, producer and activist.
Personal
Birth
Father: Calvin Judkins
Mother: Lula Mae Hardaway
Marriages: Tomeeka Robyn Bracy (2017-present); Karen “Kai” Millard Morris (2001-October 5, 2015, divorced); Syreeta Wright (September 14, 1970-1972, divorced)
Children: with Tomeeka Robyn Bracy: Nia and Zaiah; with Kai Millard Morris: Mandla Kadjaly and Kailand; with Melody McCulley: Mumtaz; with Yolanda Simmons: Keita and Aisha; Mothers’ names unavailable publicly: Kwame and Sophia
Education: Michigan School for the Blind
Other Facts
Nominated for one Academy Award with one win.
Born prematurely; doctors believe he was blinded when he was accidentally given too much oxygen in his incubator.
Stevie Wonder is responsible for some of music s greatest masterpieces, with 25 Grammy Awards under his belt.
And the music icon, 70, was spotted enjoying some one-on-one time with his two sons Kailand Morris and Mandla Morris on Thursday night in West Hollywood.
The family group decided to hit up the celeb-friendly restaurant Catch LA, which is known for its seafood-focused menu.
Bonding: Stevie Wonder was spotted enjoying a night out two sons Kailand Morris (left) and Mandla Morris (middle, in a blue jean jacket) on Thursday night in West Hollywood
Good choice: The group decided to hit up the celeb-friendly restaurant Catch LA, which is known for its seafood-focused menu
Stevie Wonder reveals plans to relocate to Ghana amid concerns his great-grandchildren will still be facing systemic racism in the future in the US
The singer, 70, spoke candidly about his plans to move with Oprah Winfrey on her Apple TV+ show The Oprah Conversation in November last year
Stevie said: I don t want to see my children s, children s children have to say Oh please like me, please respect me, please know that I am important
Stevie added he believed life in the USA had become more dangerous than ever before , as the country had allowed love to go out and negativity to come in
Andra Day had two 2016 Grammy Award nominations and another in 2018 to her credit before being cast in the lead role in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” the provocative new film by Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels.
Andra Day
Age: 36
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SoCal migration: Day was 3 when she moved to San Diego with her family, including her sister and two brothers.
First steps: She began studying dance at age 5 and sang in the choir at First United Methodist Church in Chula Vista.
First concert: NSYNC, when she was a teenager.
Early influences: At 12, Day became a fan of the music of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Dinah Washington. “Hearing those voices, I was like: ‘Wow! I want to do stuff like this, stuff with that impact’,” she said in a February 2016 Union-Tribune interview.