Sir Duke

Sir Duke is a song composed and performed by Stevie Wonder. It was originally released on his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. It has since been re-released on three of his albums: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium, Natural Wonder (rerecorded version) and At the Close of a Century. The track topped the US Pop Singles and Black Singles charts, and reached #2 in the UK, his biggest ever hit there at the time.

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Stevie Wonder - 1976 - Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium - Natural Wonder - At the Close of a Century

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The song was written about Duke Ellington, an artist who influenced Wonder's style. Ellington died in 1974 and the song was a kind of tribute from Wonder to the recent deceased Ellington. The lyrics also refer to Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald

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Duke Ellington - 1974 - Count Basie - Glenn Miller - Louis Armstrong - Ella Fitzgerald

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The artists, apart from Stevie Wonder, who perform on the original version were Raymond Pounds (drums), Nathan Watts (bass), Mike Sembello (lead guitar), Ben Bridges (rhythm guitar), Hank Redd (alto saxophone), Raymond Maldonado (trumpet), Trevor Laurence (tenor saxophone), and Steve Madaio (trumpet).

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Raymond Pounds - Drums - Nathan Watts - Bass - Mike Sembello - Lead guitar - Ben Bridges - Rhythm guitar - Hank Redd - Alto saxophone - Raymond Maldonado - Trumpet - Trevor Laurence - Tenor saxophone - Steve Madaio

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