What was the title of Stevie Wonder's 1977 tribute to Duke Ellington?
Sir Duke Sir Duke "Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album "Songs in the Key of Life". Released as a single in 1977, the track topped the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached number two in the UK Singles Chart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. "Billboard" ranked it as the No. 18 song of 1977. The song was written in tribute to Duke Ellington, the influential jazz legend who had died in 1974. The lyrics also refer to Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.
A Tribute to Duke to Duke plays like a wonderful appetizer, readying your palette for more music. The only weakness of this disc is that it is too short.". Although he was to still record in the U.K., this marked the last occasion that Bing Crosby recorded in America. All music composed by Duke Ellington, lyricists indicated. A Tribute to Duke A Tribute to Duke is a 1977 studio album by various artists, recorded in homage to bandleader and composer Duke Ellington. The Allmusic review by JT Griffith awarded the album 3 stars stating "This short, nine-track tribute to the legendary Duke Ellington packs