1976 Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke (US:#1 UK:#2)
“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.
Album
Songs In The Key Of Life is the eighteenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder. It was released on September 28, 1976, by Tamla Records, a division of Motown. The double album has been regarded by music journalists as the culmination of Wonder’s “classic period” of recording. The album was recorded […]
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan Watts |
| Drums | Raymond Pounds |
| Guitar | Michael Sembello |
| Guitar | Ben Bridges |
| Fender Rhodes | Stevie Wonder |
| Sax | Hank Redd |
| Sax | Trevor Lawrence Sr |
| Trumpet | Steve Madaio |
| Trumpet | Ray Maldonado |
| Vocals | Stevie Wonder |
Produced By
Stevie Wonder
Songwriters
Stevie Wonder
Charts
US:#1
UK:#2