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Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke (3:52)

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“Sir Duke” is a song composed and performed by Stevie Wonder, from his 1976 album Songs In The Key Of Life. The track topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, his biggest hit there at the time. It also reached #1 in the United World Chart.

The song was written about Duke Ellington, the great jazz artist who influenced Wonder’s style. Ellington died in 1974 and the song was a tribute. The lyrics also refer to Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald.

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), Trevor Laurence (tenor saxophone), Raymond Maldonado (trumpet), and Steve Madaio (trumpet).

Wonder rerecorded the song for the live album Natural Wonder.

In the early to mid-1990s, “Sir Duke” was played during the NBA’s New York Knicks games at Madison Square Garden.

“Sir Duke” is featured in the Derrick Comedy sketch “Progressions of a Mad Hatter”.

“Sir Duke” was also played at the 2004 Democratic National Convention after the Presidential nomination acceptance speech of John Kerry and John Edwards.
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  • pogopatterson

    Not funny.

    last week

  • Freakth

    all about this song is party

    9 days ago

  • naynay1129

    i like this version it is cool

    11 days ago

  • discmann

    Thanks Larissa ;-)

    14 days ago

  • burnsbaby

    this version sounds like background music to a Bugs Bunny cartoon!

    16 days ago

  • keyboardguy

    Who did this arraingement? Kind of cool!!

    24 days ago

  • headey

    re the UK stream today... I think my mum and dad might have said "Oh, isn't this is nice dear". ~~~ If you'd rather hear the original(or possibly nothing at all) please don't whine here. Put a shout on the forum.

    28 days ago

  • goboywonder

    Whoa, I actually like this!

    last month

  • JUJUBEAD184

    YOUR KIDDING ME.... RIGHT? REAL VERSIONS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

    last month

  • appidydafoo

    wtf

    last month

  • myrimelomania

    No esta mal el cover, pero tenía ganas de escuchar al verdadero

    last month

  • myrimelomania

    a veces "sacan de onda" con sus versiones extrañas.

    last month

  • myrimelomania

    Interesante versión, pero ¿Que orquesta la interpreta?

    last month

  • Panecea

    No Wonder =o(

    last month

  • phenom_sama

    I love it, even if its not Stevie I love this version

    last month

  • J4tify

    Is this Aaaron Copeland?

    last month

  • rosjoe46

    whooo nice but not real

    last month

  • neangel72

    this is not Wonder

    March 2012

  • HomedogJoeJuice

    Yuck, last.fm sort it out.

    March 2012

  • XSeanybOiX

    There's Basie, Ella, Satchmo and the king of all Sir Duke!

    March 2012
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