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Lula Mae Hardaway

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Lula Mae Hardaway (b. January 11 1930, Eufaula, Alabama - d. May 31 2006, Los Angeles, California) was the mother of blind soul musician Stevie Wonder. Hardaway spent most of her adult life in Saginaw and Detroit, Michigan.

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.

Legacy

Hardaway was the subject of a 2002 biography entitled, Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder's Mother (ISBN 0-7435-2695-3).