691 Little Stevie Wonder (1950- ) “Fingertips” 1963

At first, Lula Hardaway turned down Motown’s offer to sign her son, Stevie. “When she told Stevie of her decision, he embarked on a resistance campaign that consisted of beating on his drum every moment of the waking day. The incessant pounding finally broke his mother’s resistance, and she agreed to sign…The extra income was a blessing for the Hardaway family, who were struggling to make ends meet in the East Side ghetto” (Craig Werner, Higher Ground, 2004).

Little Stevie Wonder “Fingertips”