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2. LETS SET THE MOODTHIS PRESENTATION ISSET TO CHANGE SLIDES AUTOMATICALLY, NO CLICKING REQUIRED. THANK YOU 3. STEVLAND HARDAWAY MORRIS AKASTEVIEWONDER By:Andrew Taylor 4. ABOUT STEVIE WONDER STEVIE WONDER WAS BORN PREMATURE AND AS A RESULT, BLIND. REGARDLESS OF THIS FACT HE HAS BEEN A SINGER, SONG WRIITER,INSTRUMENTALIST, PERFORMER AND A HUMANITARIAN. HE WAS SIGNED BY MOTOWN RECORDS AT THE AGE OF 11, AND HAD HIS FIRST #1HIT AT THE AGE OF THIRTEEN. HE STILL HOLDS THE RECORD OF BEING THEYOUNGEST PERSON TO HAVE REACHED THE #1 SPOT ON THE BILLBOARDS. STEVIE WONDER EVOLVED FROM BEING A CHILD PRODIGY TO BEING A SOCIALIDOL. AT THE AGE OF 21 STEVIE WONDER LEFT MOTOWN AND PURSUED HIS OWNSTYLE AND TYPE OF MUSIC, UTILIZING SYNTHESIZERS AND OTHER SOUNDS TOEVOLVE HIS OWN TYPE OF MUSIC. IGNORING HIS DISABILITY AND PURSING HIS MUSIC HAS MADE HIM AMONUMENTAL FIGURE IN MODERN MUSIC. 5. ABOUT STEVIE WONDER CONT. STEVIE WONDER IS A COMMITED HUMANITARIAN THAT HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITHMANY ACTIVITIES AND CHARITIES, SUCH AS: DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.S NATIONAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISING FOR AIDS RESEARCH CHILDRENS CHARITIES CANCER CHARITIES DISASTER RELIEF FUNDRAISING WITHOUT QUESTION, STEVIE IS ONE OF THE MOST HONOURED ARTISTS OF OURGENERATION. 6. STEVIE WONDERS EARLY CHILDHOOD STEVIE WONDER WAS BORN STEVLANDHARDAWAY JUDKINS IN SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. HE WAS BORN WITH THE CONDITIONRETINOPATHY AS A RESULT OF BEINGCONCIEVED 6 WEEKS PREMATURE. HE WAS BORN WITH THE NAME STEVLANDHARDAWAY JUDKINS WHICH WAS LATERCHANGED TO STEVLAND HARDWAY MORRISWHEN LULA MAE HARDAWAY (STEVIESMOTHER) LEFT STEVIES FATHER. 7. STEVLAND HARDAWAY MORRIS STEVLAND HARDAWAY MORRIS GREW UP PLAYING A PLETHORA OF INSTRUMENTS, LIKE THE PIANO, HARMONICA, DRUMS, AND BASS. DUE TO STEVLANDS OVER PROTECTIVE MOTHER, STEVIE WONDER WAS NEVER ALLOWED TO PLAY OUTDOORS. STEVIE WONDER WAS ALSO VERY INVOLVED WITH THE CHURCH BECAUSE OF HIS MUSICAL TALENTS. AS A CHILD STEVIE WONDER NEVER LOOKED AT HIS DISABILITY AS A HANDICAP, BUT TOOK IT AS A CHALLENGE. AT SCHOOL STEVIE WONDER WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD NEVER MAKE IT. AFTER THAT, STEVIE WONDER DECIDED THAT HE WAS DETERMINED TO PROVE THOSE PEOPLE WRONG. 8. AND HE DID PROVETHEM WRONG 9. BEING DISCOVERED STEVIE WONDER WAS DISCOVERED BY GERALD WHITE. GERALD WHITE PERSUADED HIS BROTHER, SOUL SINGER, RONNIE WHITE TO SEE LITTLE STEVIE WONDER. AFTER SEEING STEVIE WONDER, RONNIE WHITE TOOK LITTLE STEVIE WONDER AND HIS MOTHER TO MOTOWN RECORDS. WHEN STEVIE WONDER GOT TO MOTOWN RECORDS HE WAS INTRODUCED TO BERRY GORDY. BERRY GORDY WASNT IMPRESSED WITH LITTLE STEVIE WONDERS SINGING, DRUMMING OR BONGO SKILLS. WHAT IMPRESSED BERRY GORDY WAS STEVIE WONDERS ABILITY TO PLAY THE HARMONICA. AT THE AGE OF 11, STEVLAND HARDAWAY MORRIS WAS SIGNED ONTO MOTOWN RECORDS UNDER THE STAGE NAME OF LITTLE STEVIE WONDER. 10. TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF MANY PERFOMRERS AT THIS TIME WERE STAIGHT FROM THE STREET AND BECAUSE OF THIS, THEY WERE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. THIS IS THE SAME FOR LITTLE STEVIE WONDER. MOTOWN CONTROLLED: ARTIST STAGE MOVEMENTS, CONCERT BOOKINGS AND COPYRIGHTS TO THEIR SONGS. UNLIKE THAT OF WHITE PERFORMERS, AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMERS WERE UNABLE TO AFFORD LAWYERS, AND THUS THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE THEIR CONTRACTS. 11. TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF CONT. LITTLE STEVIE WONDERS ROYALTIES WERE KEPT IN A TRUST FOR HIM BY A STATE- APPOINTED GUARDIAN UNTIL HE REACHED THE AGE OF 21. AT ONE POINT, LITTLE STEVIE WONDER WAS TOLD THAT HE ALREADY HAD THREE STRIKES AGAINST HIM BY HIS TEACHERS TELLING HIM THAT HE SHOULD STOP PURSUING MUSIC UNTIL HE WAS 19. EVENTUALLY STEVIE WONDER AQUIRED A PRIVATE TEACHER THAT TRAVELED WITH HIM SO THAT HE COULD CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION. 12. DISCRIMINATION OF STEVIE WONDER THE THREE STRIKES THAT STEVIESTEACHERS SPOKE OF WERE: BEING POOR BEING BLACK AND BEING BLINDTHE DISCRIMINATION THAT STEVIE WONDERENDURED WAS AMAZING. IN TODAYS WORLD,NO TEACHER WOULD EVER RISK TALKING TOONE OF THEIR STUDENTS LIKE STEVIEWONDER WAS. THROUGH STEVIESDETERMINATION AND TALENTS, HE PROVEDHE COULD DO ANYTHING HE PUT HIS MIND TOREGARDLESS OF WHAT ANYONE ELSE TOLDHIM. 13. RESULT OF BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF STEVIE WONDER WAS NO LONGER LITTLESINCE HIS MARRAGE TO SYREETA WRIGHT INSEPTEMBER OF 1970, AND AS A RESULT OFHIS MARRAGE, HE DROPPED LITTLE FROMHIS STAGE NAME. AT THE AGE OF 21, STEVIE WONDER WASNOW AN ADULT AND COULD FINALLY GET THEMONEY OWED TO HIM THAT HAD BEEN IN ATRUST. AS A RESULT OF STEVIE WONDERS ORIGINALCONTRACT WITH MOTOWN WITHOUT ALAWYER, HE RECEIVED ONLY $1 MILLIONFROM ROYALTIES OF HIS SONGS, EVENTHOUGH THEY HAD EARNED OVER $30MILLION THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. 14. PURSUIT OF ARTISTIC FREEDOM IN 1970 STEVIE WONDER LEFT MOTOWN AND RECORDED 2 INDEPENDENT ALBUMS BY HIMSELF. BECAUSE OF THIS, BERRY GORDY AGREED TO GIVE STEVIE WONDER INDEPENDENCE OVER HIS WORK IF HE RETURNED TO MOTOWN RECORDS. IN 1972 STEVIE WONDER RETURNED TO MOTOWN RECORDS WHERE HE SIGNED A $13 MILLION DOLLOR CONTRACT WITH MOTOWN RECORDS. THROUGH THIS STEVIE WONDER WAS ENTITLED TO A HIGHER ROYALTY RATE AND FULL CREATIVE CONTROL OVER HIS MUSIC. 15. FREEDOM OF HIS MUSIC AFTER STEVIE WONDERS RETURNED TO MOTOWN RECORDS, HE STARTED TO WRITE SONGS OVER CONTROVERSAL ISSUES. STEVIE WONDER WROTE SONGS REGARDING ISSUES SUCH AS POVERTY, DRUGS, WAR AND POLITICS. ONE OF STEVIES POLITICAL SONGS WAS: YOU HAVENT DONE NOTHING WHICH WAS A POLITICAL STAB AT RICHARD NIXON. ANOTHER SONG THAT BROUGHT UP CONTROVERSY WAS LIVING FOR THE CITY WHICH SPOKE ABOUT POVERTY AND WAS CREDITED TO AFRICAN AMERICANS. 16. THE ACCIDENT 17. THE ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 6 TH 1973 STEVIE WONDER WAS A PASSANGER IN A CAR ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE CRASH OCCURRED AFTER A CONCERT IN GREENEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. STEVIE WONDERS FRIEND JOHN HARRIS WAS DRIVING WHILE STEVIE WONDER WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE CRASH WAS THE RESULT OF THE A SEMI-TRUCK LOCKING UP ITS BRAKES CAUSING THE TWO VEHICLES TO COLLIDE. LOGS FLEW FROM THE TRUCK AND SMASHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND ENTERED THE FRONT AREA OF THE CAR AND STRUCK STEVIE WONDER IN THE FOREHEAD. STEVIE WONDER WAS UNCONSCIOUS WHEN HE WAS PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. 18. THE ACCIDENT CONT. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, STEVIEWONDER WAS IN A COMA FOR SEVERALDAYS FROM A SEVERE BRAINCONTUSION. STEVIE WONDER WAS PLACED ININTENSIVE CARE FOR A BRUISE ON THEHEAD. AFTER THE ACCIDENT STEVIE WONDERWENT ON TO MAKE A SUCCESSFULRECOVERY. 19. AFTER THE ACCIDENT STEVIE WONDERS ALBUM INNERVISIONS WAS RECORDED BEFORE HIS CARACCIDENT. HOWEVER IT WASNT RELEASED UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE ALBUM WAS ASSOCIATED WITH STEVIE WONDERS MIRACULOUS RECOVERY. THE FIRST TRACK HIGHER GROUND ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO KEEP MOVINGAND KEEP THE WORLD TURNING. 20. COMPLETING THE DREAM IN JANUARY 1981, STEVIE WONDER WORKEDWITH CORETTA KING AND JOHN CONYERS INORDER TO MAKE JAN 15 TH (MARTAIN LUTHERKINGS BIRTHDAY) A NATIONAL HOLIDAY. IN JANUARY OF 1982, ALONG WITH 50,000OTHERS, STEVIE WONDER PARTICIPATED AT APEACEFUL RALLY DEMANDING A DAY OFRECOGNITION. THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE AFRICANAMERICAN COMMUNITY, MARTAIN LUTHER KINGDAY WAS OFFICIALLY IN EFFECT IN 1986. FROM THIS, STEVIE WONDER REMARKED: YOUCAN ASSASSINATE THE MAN BUT YOU CANNOTKILL THE VALUES. 21. ARRESTED FOR DISTURBING THE PEACE IN 1985 STEVIE WONDER WASARRESTED OUTSIDE THE SOUTHAFRICAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTOND.C. FOR DISTURBING THEPEACE STEVIE WONDERS COMMENT TOTHIS WAS: THEY SAID I WASDISTURBING THE PEACE. I WASSINGING. 22. THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER STEVIE WONDER WAS VERY CLOSE TO HISMOTHER. HER SUPPORT, LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENTMENT EVERYTHING TO HIM. IN MAY OF 2006, STEVIE WONDERS MOTHERPASSED AWAY. STEVIE WONDER WAS DEVISTATED BY HISMOTHERS DEATH. 23. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FEBRUARY OF 2008, STEVIE WONDER WAS AWARDED THE 2 ND PRESTIGIOUSLIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT. ON FEBRUARY 23 RD HE WAS PRESENTED THE AWARD BY NEWLY VOTEDPRESIDENT. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA , THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENTPRESENTED THE AWARD TO STEVIE WONDER. 24. MESSENGER OF PEACE IN DECEMBER OF 2009, STEVIE WONDER WAS ANNOUNCED AS THE UNITEDNATIONS MESSENGER OF PEACE. HE WAS CHARGED WITH A MISSION BY THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL TO HELPPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. AS A RESULT, STEVIE WONDER ASKED THE UN TO RELEASE COPYRIGHTEDMATERIAL IN ORDER TO GET THEM TRANSLATED FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIESLIKE STEVIE WONDER. 25. HONOURS & AWARDS 1969-US DISTINGUISHED SERVICEAWARD 1974-PRESIDENTIAL AWARD 1983-INDUCTION INTO SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME 1984-FOUNDERS AWARD 1985-ARTIST OF THE DECATE 1985-BEST ORIGINAL SONG 1985-BEST ORIGINAL SONG- MOTIONPICTURE 26. HONOURS & AWARDS CONT. 1986- W.C. HANDY AWARD FOROUTSTANDING HUMANITARIANEFFORTS 1989-INDUCTION INTO THE ROCKAND ROLL HALL OF FAME 1990-HONORARY GLOBALFOUNDERS DONT DRIVE DRUNKAWARD 1994- STAR UNVEILED ONHOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME 1996-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 1998-AMBASSADOR OF PEACEAWARD 27. HONOURS & AWARDS CONT. 1999- POLAR MUSIC PRIZE 1999- MUSICARES PERSON OF THEYEAR 1999-KENNEDY CENTER HONOR 2000-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2001-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2002-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2003-WALK OF FAME HONOR 2004-ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTAWARD 2004-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2004 28. HONOURS & AWARDS CONT. 2005-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2006-MICHIGAN WALK OF FAME 2006-NATIONAL ARTISTICACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2006-MARIA FISHER FOUNDERSAWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE 2006-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTFREEDOM AWARD 2006-LEGENDS IN SONGWRITINGAWARD 2007-AMERICAN TRAUBADOURAWARD 29. HONOURS & AWARDS CONT. 2007-LIVING LEGEND AWARD 2007-LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2007-HOPE OF LOS ANGELES AWARD 2008-HALL OF FAME AWARD 2008-GERSHWIN PRIZE 2009-SPIRIT AWARD 2009-UN MESSENGER OF PEACE 2010-LIVING LEGEND AWARD 2010-AAPD IMAGE AWARD 2010-COMMANDEUR DES ARTS ETDES LETTRES 30. HONOURS & AWARDS CONT. 2010-HONORARY DOCTORATE 2011-HONORARY DOCTOR OF FINEARTS DEGREE 2011-HALL OF FAME INDUCTION-APOLLO THEATER 2012-MUSICAL ARTS AWARD 2012-ICON AWARD 31. FACTS ABOUT STEVIE WONDER STEVIE WONDER HAS WON 25 GRAMMY AWARDS INCLUDING THE GRAMMYLIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT. STEVIE WONDER HAS HAD 11 ALBUMS REACH #1 IN THE UNITED STATES STEVIE WONDER HAS HAD 26 SONGS BECOME #1 HITS IN EITHER THE UNITEDSTATES OR BRITAIN. 32. STEVIE WONDERS MUSIC IN THE MOVIES CONT.STEVIE WONDERS SONGS IN MOVIE THE KARATE KIDSOUNDTRACKS SHREK FOREVER AFTER THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS? THE WOMAN IN RED BLINDNESS JUNGLE FEVER SEMI-PRO MUSIC HIGH WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS THE CHANGE-UP WELCOME TO THE STICKS BEACH BAR: THE MOVIE THIS CHRISTMAS BAD TEACHER CLEANER THE GREEN HORNET AUTISM: THE MUSICAL THE SORCERERS APPRENTICE I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE 33. STEVIE WONDERS MUSIC IN THE MOVIES CONT.STEVIE WONDERS SONGS IN MOVIE THE RINGERSOUNDTRACKS CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 WAITING FOR SOMEONE JARHEAD THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS LORDS OF DOGTOWN THE HOLIDAY THE LONGEST YARD HAPPY FEET MONSTER-IN-LAW BOBBY KICKING & SCREAMING JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE GUESS WHO MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III BEAUTY SHOP THE DARWIN AWARDS HITCH GLORY ROAD 34. STEVIE WONDERS MUSIC IN THE MOVIES CONT.STEVIE WONDERS SONGS IN MOVIE RADIOSOUNDTRACKS ELF JUNEBUG THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS COACH CARTER DELIVER US FROM EVA SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY AFTER NEXT I ROBOT WAKING UP IN RENO HOUSE OF D I SPY LAWS OF ATTRACTION JUWANNA MANN WALKING TALL SNOW DOGS JERSEY GIRL SOUND OF THE SEA CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE SEE SPOT RUNDRAMA QUEEN 35. STEVIE WONDERS MUSIC IN THE MOVIES CONT. STEVIE WONDERS SONGS IN MOVIE NEXT FRIDAYSOUNDTRACKS BRINGING OUT THE DEAD DOWN TO EARTH THE BEST MAN RISOTTO WILD WILD WEST THE LADIES MAN YOUVE GOT MAIL ALMOST FAMOUS HOLY MAN NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THE WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE KLUMPS HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT BACK CENTER STAGE OVERNIGHT DELIVERY HIGH FIDELITY MONEY TALKS DECEPTION THE SIXTH MAN 36. STEVIE WONDERS MUSIC IN THE MOVIES CONT.STEVIE WONDERS SONGS IN MOVIE MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS:SOUNDTRACKSTHE MOVIE MY FELLOW AMERICANS VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN BULLETPROOF FRESH A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND POETIC JUSTICEHATE BORN YESTERDAY STEALING BEAUTY PASSENGER 57 MR. HOLLANDS OPUS BITTER MOON SABRINA CLASS ACT NOW AND THEN IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD DEAD PRESIDENTS NEW JACK CITY DANGEROUS MINDS THE GOOD MOTHER 37. STEVIE WONDERS MUSIC IN THE MOVIES CONT.STEVIE WONDERS SONGS IN MOVIESOUNDTRACKS DIE HARD ROUND MIDNIGHT THE THING MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI MAR DE ROSAS ALOHA BOBBY AND ROSE NOTHING BUT A MAN BIKINI BEACH MUSCLE BEACH PARTY 38. FINAL STATEMENTS STEVIE WONDER WAS POOR, BLIND AND AFRICAN AMERICAN. MANY PEOPLETOLD STEVIE WONDER THAT HE WOULD NEVER MAKE IT. HOWEVER HE PROVEDTHEM WRONG, UTTERLY WRONG. THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND LOVEOF THOSE THAT BELIEVED IN HIM, STEVIE WONDER HAS OVERCOME ALLOBSTICLES. OTHER THAN STEVIE WONDERS MUSIC CAREER, HE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTALTO MANY CAUSES, SUCH AS AIDS AWARENESS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILTIES.STEVIE WONDER HAS GIVEN OUR COUNTRY MORE THAN JUST MUSIC, HE HASGIVEN MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HOPE. 39. BIBLIOGRAPHYWORKS SITED "Stevie Wonder." Stevie Wonder. N.p., 2004. Web. 4 Aug. 2012.. "Biography for Stevie Wonder." IMDB. N.p., 1990. Web. 4 Aug. 2012.. SONGS SUPERSTITION BY STEVIE WONDER SIR DUKE BY STEVIE WONDER HIGHER GROUND BY STEVIE WONDER 40. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING