Reports also indicate that Wonder had temporarily lost his sense of smell after the crash. Wonder was heading to a radio station in Durham, N.C., to promote his new album, Innervisions, when he was involved in a severe car accident that left him with a serious head injury and a four-day-long coma. He also toured with the Rolling Stones during this time, as well as appearing on the popular children’s show Sesame Street. The album exhibited a shift for Wonder, with sophisticated musical arrangements (including the use of synthesizers), and increasingly philosophical and political lyrics, signalling what would later be referred to as his 'classic period'.īetween 19, Stevie Wonder produced a multitude of No. Wonder is said to have hit his stride with the release of Talking Book on October 28, 1972.
The single led the chart for three weeks, making him the youngest artist ever to top the chart, and the first artist in history to top the pop charts and R&B charts simultaneously. 1963 - Wonder First Entered the Billboard Hot 100Īt just 13 years old, and under the stage name “Little Stevie Wonder,” Wonder entered the Hot 100 with his No.
