Up and Coming Tour After collecting the award, McCartney performed at a star-studded concert inside the White House, playing songs such as "Eleanor Rigby", "Let It Be" and "Michelle" in tribute to the US First Lady, Michelle Obama. Stevie Wonder joined him on stage to perform a duet of "Ebony and Ivory" before McCartney ended the concert with "Hey Jude". Also performing were Faith Hill, Emmylou Harris, Jack White, Dave Grohl, Lang Lang, Jonas Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae and Elvis Costello. Reception towards the Up and Coming Tour in the United States was generally positive. In Phoenix: The Arizona Republic stated the
Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song) Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song) "Higher Ground" is a funk song written by Stevie Wonder which first appeared on his 1973 album "Innervisions". The song reached number 4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 1 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. Wonder wrote and recorded the song in a three-hour burst of creativity in May 1973. The album version of the song contains an extra verse and runs 30 seconds longer than the single version. The unique wah-clavinet sound in the song was achieved with a Mu-Tron III envelope filter pedal. The bass line is provided by a