Stevie Wonder.
American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (born 1950)
Motown Songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs Dies at 87
Motown pioneer Janie Bradford Hobbs, who co-wrote early classics like Money (That’s What I Want) and Too Busy Thinking About My Baby, has died at 87 after an extended illness, leaving a legacy as one of Motown’s original writers and later head of writer relations for Jobete. Her career spanned from joining Motown as a receptionist in 1958 to helping shape the label’s early sound and founding the Heroes and Legends Awards, with Berry Gordy praising her foundational role in Motown’s success.
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About Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, and is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include R&B, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz. Wonder's use of synthesizers and other electronic musical instruments in the 1970s reshaped the conventions of contemporary R&B. He also helped drive such genres into the album era, crafting his LPs as cohesive and consistent, in addition to socially conscious statements with complex compositions.
Everything about Stevie Wonder →- Occupation
- singer-songwriter, record producer, singer, pianist
- Citizenship
- United States, Ghana
- Born
- May 13, 1950
- Website
- http://www.steviewonder.net