Lula Mae Hardaway
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Lula Mae Hardaway was the mother of blind
soul music
ian Stevie Wonder
. Hardaway spent most of her adult life in Saginaw (where Wonder was born), Detroit and lived in Los Angeles since 1975.
Hardaway co-wrote many of her son's songs during his teenage years including the hit singles "I Was Made to Love Her
" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
". For co-writing the latter song, Hardaway was nominated for the 1970 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
.
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
ian Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
. Hardaway spent most of her adult life in Saginaw (where Wonder was born), Detroit and lived in Los Angeles since 1975.
Hardaway co-wrote many of her son's songs during his teenage years including the hit singles "I Was Made to Love Her
I Was Made to Love Her (song)
"I Was Made to Love Her" is a hit single recorded by American soul musician Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label in 1967 . The song was written by Wonder, his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy and producer Henry Cosby; and included on Wonder's 1967 album I Was Made to Love Her...
" and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" is a soul single by American musician Stevie Wonder, recorded for Motown's Tamla label. Released in June 1970, the song spent six weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number three on the U.S. Pop chart...
". For co-writing the latter song, Hardaway was nominated for the 1970 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song has been awarded since 1959. From 1969 to 2000 it was known as the Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song, from 1962 to 1968 it was known as Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, and from 1959-1961 as Best Rhythm & Blues Performance...
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