First known as Steveland Hardaway Judkins changed his original name to Steveland Hardaway Morris, known as Stevie Wonder (Source C-"Biography." ). Born on May 13, 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan, Stevie Wonder was born with a condition called retinopathy of prematurity where he received too much oxygen in the incubator as a premature baby, rendering him completely blind (Source A - "Steveland Hardaway Morris."). Retinopathy of prematurity is the cause of a premature baby whose eye vessels have not yet fully or abnormally developed from the retina to the back of the eye. Therefore, when the baby is placed in an incubator, the amount of oxygen causes uncertain growth of the vessels (Source B-"Retinopathy of Prematurity: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia."). The very first time Stevie showed a gift for music was when he participated in a church choir and at the age of 4 he taught himself to play the harmonica, piano and drums from a very young age (Source A-"Steveland Hardaway Morris."). At the age of 10, Stevie was recognized for his talent by Ronnie White, who was part of the Motown group "The Miracles". Later, the founder of Motown signed a recording contract with Stevie, and from then on, Stevie Wonder was well known as "Little Stevie Wonder" and released his first single "Fingertips, Part 2” in 1963, at the age of 12 (Source D-“The Pop History Dig” “Fingertips – Pt.2″1963.”). Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground" was developed in May 1973 and reached "No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Us Hot R&B Singles chart" (Source E- "Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder Song)"). The song “Higher Ground” has a continuous repetition of “I'll keep trying / Until I reach my highest level” (12-13). This means that no matter what "no one is going to bring me down" (29...... middle of article ......inePlus Medical Encyclopedia." US National Library of Medicine. US National Library of Medicine , nd Web. April 21, 2014. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001618.htm Source C: “Biography.” imdb.com/name/nm0005567/bio Source D: “The Pop History Dig” “Fingertips – Pt.2″1963” The Pop History Dig” “Fingertips – Pt.2″1963. http:// www.pophistorydig.com/?p=326 Source E: “Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder Song)” Wikipedia Wikimedia Foundation, April 21, 2014. Web April 21, 2014. ://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Ground_(Stevie_Wonder_song). ) Source F: “The 1960s.” History.com, nd Web, April 21, 2014. /1960s Source G: “The Vietnam War and its Aftermath” American Voices: Scott Foresman., 1995. 821-47..