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"Sir Duke", a song composed and performed the iconic Stevie Wonder, topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached #2 in the UK. Written as a tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington, the lyrics also refer to Count Basie, Glenn
Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald. What a lot of today's artists seem to miss, Stevie Wonder shows his respect for the roots of R&B, soul, and rock. This wasn't the first song Wonder wrote in tribute to one of his musical inspirations. Over the course of his career, which started at the age of 12, Wonder has become a true
musical pioneer as well. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by Paul Simon in 1989.
"Sir Duke", a song composed and performed the iconic Stevie Wonder, topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached #2 in the UK. Written as a tribute to jazz legend Duke Ellington, the lyrics also refer to Count Basie, Glenn
Miller, Louis Armstrong, and Ella Fitzgerald. What a lot of today's artists seem to miss, Stevie Wonder shows his respect for the roots of R&B, soul, and rock. This wasn't the first song Wonder wrote in tribute to one of his musical inspirations. Over the course of his career, which started at the age of 12, Wonder has become a true
musical pioneer as well. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame by Paul Simon in 1989.
