Sir Duke - Música
Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder
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Stevie Wonder Nome Artístico De Steveland Judkins Hardaway Saginaw Michigan 13 De Maio De 1950 É Um Compositor Cantor E Ativista De Causas Humanitárias E Sociais Norte-Americano Cego De Nascença. Com Onze Anos Ele Começou A Gravar Sob O Pseudônimo De Little Stevie Wonder E Rapidamente Se Tornou Conhecido Como Um Dos Mais Inovadores E Influentes Cantores/compositores De Seu Tempo. Foi Também Um Dos Mais Bem Sucedidos Artistas Da Gravadora Motown. Com O Passar Do Tempo Passou A Cantar Músicas Que Mostravam Uma Consciência Social Possivelmente Influenciado Por Sua Versão Do Sucesso "Blowin' In The Wind" De Bob Dylan . Também Se Tornou Conhecido Como Compositor Escrevendo Músicas Para Artistas E Grupos Da Motown Como The Spinners E Smokey Robinson.
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Stevie-Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
"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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Stevie Wonder Nome Artístico De Steveland Judkins Hardaway Saginaw Michigan 13 De Maio De 1950 É Um Compositor Cantor E Ativista De Causas Humanitárias E Sociais Norte-Americano Cego De Nascença. Com Onze Anos Ele Começou A Gravar Sob O Pseudônimo De Little Stevie Wonder E Rapidamente Se Tornou Conhecido Como Um Dos Mais Inovadores E Influentes Cantores/compositores De Seu Tempo. Foi Também Um Dos Mais Bem Sucedidos Artistas Da Gravadora Motown. Com O Passar Do Tempo Passou A Cantar Músicas Que Mostravam Uma Consciência Social Possivelmente Influenciado Por Sua Versão Do Sucesso "Blowin' In The Wind" De Bob Dylan . Também Se Tornou Conhecido Como Compositor Escrevendo Músicas Para Artistas E Grupos Da Motown Como The Spinners E Smokey Robinson.
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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. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.