One of the most famous and well-known R & B Artists is Stevie Wonder (Steveland Judkins was born prematurely in Saginaw, Michigan to Lula Mae Hardaway on May 13, 1950. It is thought that he received excessive oxygen in his incubator which led to retinopathy of prematurity, a destructive ocular disorder affecting the retina, characterized by abnormal growth of blood vessels, scarring, and sometimes retinal detachment. Mrs. Hardaway instructed her other children (there would eventually be four boys and one girl in the home) to treat Steveland the same as any other child, and not to tease or over-assist him because of his blindness.) He has already been awarded for having the Best R & B Song in 1974 entitled “Superstition“.