Lula Mae Hardaway

Who was Lula Mae Hardaway?

Lula Mae Hardaway was a songwriter and the mother of blind soul musician Stevie Wonder. She spent most of her adult life in Saginaw, Michigan, but from 1975 lived in Los Angeles.

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, she was nominated for the 1970 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. She died at age 76.