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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  He recorded his first hit single "Fingertips" in 1963 which made it to number one on the Billboard Hot 100\. In 1964, he dropped "Little" from his name to go only by Stevie Wonder. Echoes/Redferns/Getty Images  Stevie Wonder during rehearsals for The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964. CBS/Getty Images  Wonder would win the first four of his 25 Grammys in 1974. AP  Stevie Wonder performs at Wembley Arena in London in 1980. David Redfern—Redferns/Getty Images  Stevie Wonder received an Academy Award for Best Song for "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from the movie The Woman in Red in 1985. ABC/Getty Images  Stevie Wonder holds on to his trophy after he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Jan. 19, 1989 in New York. With Wonder are his children Aisha Morris, second from right, Keita Morris, left. Susan Ragan—AP  President Clinton congratulates Stevie Wonder at the Kennedy Center Honors reception after the musician received the award on Dec. 5, 1999 in Washington. Robert Trippett—Pool/Getty Images  Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and Stevie Wonder perform on stage at "Live 8 Philadelphia" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on July 2, 2005 in Philadelphia. William Thomas Cain—Getty Images  Stevie Wonder performs at the Michael Jackson public memorial service held at Staples Center on July 7, 2009 in Los Angeles. Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images  From left: Daft Punk; Nile Rodgers, Stevie Wonder and Pharrell Williams perform onstage during the Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Jan. 26, 2014 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter—WireImage/Getty Images  President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Stevie Wonder during an East Room ceremony at the White House on Nov. 24, 2014 in Washington. 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