Happy Birthday - Stevie

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    With 25 Grammy Awards under his name, the iconic musician has sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Starting his career at a young age of 11, Wonder went on to become the first Motown artist to win an Academy Award.
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    At the age of 12, in 1962, Wonder made his recording debut with two albums – “A Tribute to Uncle Ray,” which encompassed covers of Ray Charles, his idol; and “The Jazz Soul of Little Stevie,” which showcased his talent on the piano, assorted percussion and the harmonica.

    (Pictured) With Marvin Gaye (R) at the Motown recording studio in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., in 1965.
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    However, it was his 1963 live album, “The 12 Year Old Genius,” that rocketed him to fame. It became Motown’s first LP (long playing) to top the charts and the song "Fingertips, Pt. 2" became Wonder’s first number one song to top the R&B and pop charts. At the time, Wonder was just 13 years old.
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    He's very special to us, he's music was forefront when we met, so many of his songs remind us of our courting days
    A very happy birthday to Stevie :)
     
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    Isn’t he supposed to be blind ? Why does he wear a watch if he is blind ?
     
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    Its a braille watch, so he can tell the time by it :)
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    Interesting, This looks like a regular watch to me. I didn’t even know that they had Braille watches,

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    @Yvonne Smith - they go back to 'before' the First World War
    Sir Arthur Pearson visited hospitals where a lot of soldiers there were blind from injuries.
    He took with him braille watches and gave them to the soldiers, they were very happy with the gesture
    He also gave them training to seek other skills they were unaware of, a real confidence boost
     
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    [​IMG]They now have 'talking watches' instead of dots
     
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