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Stevie Wonder ~ Sir Duke 1976 Disco Purrfection Version

Stevie Wonder paid tribute to many of his childhood idols with "Sir Duke" name checking Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, all the giants of jazz pop he grew up with. Ellington was a jazz genius who set his career ablaze in the 30's at the legendary Cotton Club in Harlem, NY. Wonder was also influenced by Sam Cooke and Ray Charles, even recording "A Tribute To Uncle Ray" for Motown early in his career. Stevie hit a career high with his 1977 release of "Songs In The Key Of Life", a career defining album that included "Sir Duke", "I Wish", "Isn't She Lovely", "As", "Another Star" and "Pastime Paradise" which became the basis for Coolio's #1 hit "Gangsta's Paradise" in 1995. "Isn't She Lovely" was never released as a single, but the album track was played in its entirety on many radio station and has since become a classic. Wonder was incredibly prolific, but he took his time recording his music, so much so that the delay of the release of "Songs In The Key Of Life" generated a fair bit of industry chatter during the three years it took to complete. Stevie began wearing specially printed T shirts that stated "We're Almost Done" to placate the industry and public, but it was worth the wait. The gatefold double LP was loaded with great music, and a special something extra 7 45 RPM record was included that added four more songs to the release. It was an immediate success critically and commercially, debuting at #1 on the album charts, being the third LP ever to do that. Since Elton John released the first two LP's to enter the chart at #1, "Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy" and "Rock Of The Westies" in 1975, Stevie became the first American artist to achieve that feat. His collection became the #2 best selling record in 1977, second only to Fleetwood Mac's juggernaut "Rumours". Stevie "wanted the song to be about the musicians who did something for us, so soon they are forgotten. I wanted to show my appreciation." Never forget.