At the age of 13 years Steve Wonder recorded his first real hit - Fingertips (Pt. 2), the single was taken from the 1963 album Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius. The song with Stevie as a vocalist and performer on the bongos, and harmonica, and a young Marvin Gaye on drums has hit number one in American pop and R‘n‘B charts and noted Wonder in the public consciousness.

In 1964, Stevie Wonder made his debut in the film «Muscle Beach Party» as himself, in the credits indicate his name: "Little Stevie Wonder." Five months later, he returns to the screen in the sequel «Bikini Beach». He played in both films, sang songs «Happy Street» and «Happy Feelin '(Dance and Shout)» respectively.

n      Discarding in the mid-60s by his nickname prefix "small", Stevie Wonder released a number of hits such as «Uptight (Everything's Alright)», «With a Child's Heart», as well as the cover version of Bob Dylan «Blowin 'in the Wind », which is interesting because it was one of the first songs that reflect the social consciousness of Stevie. He also began working composer in Motown, composing songs for himself and his colleagues in the label, such as his song «Tears of a Clown» was the number 1 hit in the performance of Smokey Robinson and the group The Miracles.

n      May 13, 1971 - in his 21 th birthday, Stevie Wonder tearing past the first contract with Motown and gets his first million dollars, earned on it.

n       After the break the contract with Stevie Wonder, Motown head Berry Gordy realized that he had lost at least the biggest star of his label, if not more. And then he began to negotiate the return of Wonder to Motown. The result of the negotiations was a new 120-page contract, and, thanks to Stevie Wonder who got complete creative control over the entire process of production records and future rights to her own songs.

n      By 1972, rock music, concept albums have existed had already been released and the group Pet Sounds The Beach Boys and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band The Beatles. But in soul music is still made up his mind to do a senior fellow and fellow label Wonder, Marvin Gaye, who was released in 1971 his classic album What's Going On. Stevie decided not to lag behind. The idea of creating concept albums full of genius was in the head Wonder for a long time, but due to legal restrictions of the first contract, he could not do it. And after the conclusion of a new, this is nothing to prevent. In March 1972, Stevie Wonder returned to Motown with a new concept album Music Of My Mind, opening a series of albums, which are usually attributed to the so-called "classical period" Stevie Wonder.