Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder (left) playing the piano and singing while B.B. King (right) plays the electric guitar.

Stevie Wonder and B.B. King (1972)

Margouleff (left) and Cecil (right), surrounded by their giant synth, called the "TONTO", which stands for "The Original New Timbral Orchestra"

Robert Margouleff and Malcolm Cecil, surrounded by their giant TONTO Synthesizer.

These two engineers and musicians enabled Stevie Wonder to explore sounds never heard before, and kickstarted his classic era, just in time for the 70s!

Stevie is wearing a light suit, smiling at the camera, while playing the piano with his left hand and snapping his fingers with the right hand. He's wearing his usual dark sunglasses, though you can see through the lenses and take a look at his eyes!

The eyes of an 18 year old Stevie Wonder mid jamming session. (August 1st 1968)

📷 from NY Daily News Archive

Stevie Wonder wearing a turtle neck sweater, suit, dark sunglasses, and a hat to cover his hair. His smile turned this photo into an immediate classic!

Similar photo, taken moments before or after the previous one. He appears to be singing.

Classic photo of Stevie Wonder, plus a bonus photo from the same moment (1973)

📷 by Mick Gold

Stevie Wonder is pictured without his sunglasses sitting down, with several microphones pointed at him, while participating in a radio broadcast for KJLH, 102.3. There's a watermark in the center for Harry Adam's copyrights.

Stevie Wonder as a guest for KJLH 102.3 radio station, owned by Taxi Productions, which in turn is owned by Stevie himself! (October 3rd 1980)

📷 by Harry Adams

Stevie Wonder (left) standing behind Berry Gordy (right), talking to him while in his office.

Stevie Wonder talking with the founder of the Motown record label, Berry Gordy, in his office (LA, April 6th 1982)

📷 by Guy Crowder

Stevie Wonder (circa early 80s)

📷 by Arlene Gottfried

Stevie Wonder is pictured wearing dark sunglasses with a red gradient at the bottom, a necklace, and a red suit.

Stevie Wonder at Studio 54 (circa 70s)

📷 by Alex Dejean

Stevie Wonder holds Minnie Riperton as they pose together for a picture. There's a caption below the photo that reads: "Perfect Angels: When two of the brightest stars get together for playful fun, it's so-o-o-o-o good. Just ask Stevie Wonder and Minnie Riperton, who frolicked backstage at San Francisco's Cow Palace after their recent fund-raising benefit for Black journalism students."

Stevie Wonder and Minnie Riperton, after a fundraising event for Black journalism students (1975)

"When two of the brightest stars get together for playfun fun, it's so-o-o-o-o good."

Still from 1964 film Muscle Beach Party. Dick Dale and Stevie, who at the time were 27 and 13 respectively, are performing on stage together.

13 year old Little Stevie Wonder, with a young Dick Dale, in the film Muscle Beach Party (1964)

A 14 or 15 year old Little Stevie Wonder, smiling in a black and white checkered jacket and sunglasses

A 14 or 15 year old Little Stevie Wonder, smiling in a black and white checkered jacket and sunglasses

Little Stevie Wonder, at 14 or 15 years of age (c. 1965)

📷 by Hulton Archive

Elton John and Stevie Wonder at Boston Garden. Photo taken on September 24th 1973, by Bob Gruen

Stevie Wonder, Olivia Newton John and Elton John, in 1975

Stevie Wonder and Elton John in 1991, photo by Kevin Mazur

Stevie Wonder and Elton John in a studio in Los Angeles, California, in 2021

Stevie Wonder and Elton John through the years!
(1973, 1975, 1991, 2021)

(left to right) Bette Midler and Stevie Wonder posing for a photo, while Stevie holds his new Grammy. The photograph has a text at the bottom that reads: "In 1974 Stevie Wonder won five Grammys; at the ceremony, Bette Midler presented him with the Best Album of the Year award for INNERVISIONS. From THE STEVIE WONDER SCRAPBOOK by James Haskins, published by Grosset and Dunlap. (Pub date: June 5, 1978; Price: $5.95 in U.S.A., $6.95 in Canada, Today Press paperback)." The date, "June 5", is crossed out, and presumably corrected on the side, with the date being "October 12"

"In 1974, Stevie Wonder won five Grammys"

"Bette Midler presented him with the Best Album of the Year award for 'Innervisions'." (1974)

📷 by James Haskins

Colorized photograph of Stevie, Olivia, Elton, and Bernie

Black and white photograph of Stevie, Olivia, Elton and Bernie

Black and white photograph of Stevie, Olivia and Elton

Stevie Wonder with Olivia Newton John, Elton John and Bernie Taupin (1975)

On the left side of the image, actor Todd Bridges can be seen dancing along to the performance!

(left to right). Actor Todd Bridges dancing to the performance from Gloria Lynne, Andraé Crouch, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross.

Stevie Wonder performing with Gloria Lynne, Andraé Crouch, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, and Luther Vandross, during a finale for a salute to Aretha Franklin. (June 18th, 1983)

This event was sponsored by the Brotherhood Crusade, at the Shrine Auditorium, LA.

📷 by Guy Crowder

Stevie Wonder on the left, with his NAACP award in hand, talking to Sammy Davis Jr. who's holding a microphone for Stevie.

Stevie Wonder, receiving NAACP image award from Sammy Davis Jr., at the Century Plaza Hotel, in Los Angeles (April 24th, 1977)

📷 by Guy Crowder

Marvin Gaye is interviewed by a broadcaster as Stevie Wonder stands by during an event at Fox Hills Mall.

Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, interviewed by broadcasters during an event at Fox Hills Mall in Los Angeles (February 15th, 1982)

Stevie Wonder, in the center of the image, wearing red and gold clothing and hat, with The Pointer Sisters around him. They're on stage.

Stevie Wonder and The Point Sisters, at the American Music Awards (February 18th, 1975)

📷 by ABC Photo Archives

Cover of album "Talking Book" by Stevie Wonder. The top and bottom bars say "Stevie Wonder" and "Talking Book". The latter has a TAMLA logo on the left side. The middle of the cover shows a picture of Stevie on long dark clothes, tied up hair, with his hands on the ground.

Cover of "Talking Book", by Stevie Wonder (1972)

Stevie Wonder smiling, without his sunglasses, and his hair tied into dreads. There's a strong shadow cast on half of his face.

A backlit photo of Stevie Wonder, almost making him look like a silhoutte. He's now wearing sunglasses, unlike in the previous photo. There's also some double exposition going on, as part of a separate photograph is bleeding into the image.

Stevie Wonder, taking promotional pictures for his album "Talking Book" at Griffith Park, LA. (September 15th 1972)

📷 by Jeffrey Mayer

Stevie Wonder wearing a black tuxedo, behind the podium, on the stage at the American Music Awards, with dark red sunglasses, in front of a golden background.

Stevie Wonder at the American Music Awards (January 31st, 1976)

📷 by ABC Photo Archives

Stevie (on the left), wearing white, without his sunglasses on, putting them on Eddie Murphy's face (on the right, wearing leather)

Stevie Wonder and Eddie Murphy (October 18th, 1983)

They hung out at the Parrot Club, NY.
This picture was taken during the afterparty of a Stevie Wonder show at Radio City Music Hall.

📷 by Gary Gershoff

By 1975, at the age of 25, Stevie Wonder had won two consecutive Grammy's (for his albums "Innervisions" in 1974 and "Fulfillingness' First Finale" in 1975).

"Most of all, I'd like to thank Stevie Wonder who didn't make an album this year", joked Paul Simon when he won Album of the Year in 1976.

YouTube video by Sesame Maniac Classic Sesame Street - Stevie Wonder Visits

Here's a link to the full episode!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eef...

He appears in the beginning of the video, as well as at the 25 minutes and 24 seconds watermark, until almost the end of the episode.

Stevie Wonder smiling, with a piano and microphone in front of him, and Grover the muppet to his side.

Stevie Wonder and Grover singing together.

Stevie Wonder on Sesame Street, with Grover (April 28th 1973)

Stevie performed Supersition and a Sesame Street jam for the show, months before the release of his album "Innervisions".

Stevie sitting on a stool in the middle of a recording studio. He's holding the harmonica with both hands, and has a microphone directly in front of his face.

Stevie, in the same position as in the previous image, but now playing the harmonica.

A closer look at Stevie playing the harmonica for the recording.

A close-up profile angle of Stevie playing the harmonica for the recording.

Stevie Wonder, recording the harmonica tracks for his album Talking Book (July 4th 1972)

Considering there's only one song in the whole album where a harmonica can be heard, he was most likely recording "Big Brother", the second track on side two of the album.

📷 by Michael Ochs

Sugar Chile Robinson, wearing a black suit, sitting on the piano while Little Stevie Wonder, dressed in white, plays it and sings.

An 11 year old "Little Stevie Wonder" singing and playing the piano for jazz pianist and singer Sugar Chile Robinson, at Tamla Studio, Detroit.

(1961)

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Stevie Wonder from the side, smiling, performing live in 1974

Stevie Wonder, live (1974)