#dukeellington — Public Fediverse posts

"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. 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 #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington (hence the name Sir Duke), the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmKshpLXnxE

"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. 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 #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington (hence the name #SirDuke), the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_A-VchVkI0

"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. 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 #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington (hence the name #SirDuke), the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sIjSNTS7Fs

#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth

"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.

Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."

Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

#BlackHistory #BlackArtists #BlackMusicians #BlackActivists #CommunityRadio #CollegeRadio

"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. 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 #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington, the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmKshpLXnxE