Sir Duke

Name: Sir Duke
Uploaded: 1976-01-01
Duration: 3 min 53 s
Description: Written as a tribute to Duke Ellington, who had died in 1974, "Sir Duke" topped both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts in 1977 and reached number two in the UK. The song from Wonder's 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life also references Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald in its lyrics.

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1976 70s Soul R&B

Written as a tribute to Duke Ellington, who had died in 1974, "Sir Duke" topped both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts in 1977 and reached number two in the UK. The song from Wonder's 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life also references Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald in its lyrics.