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Candice Hoyes Far Away Star Screenshot

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Candice Hoyes pays homage to Duke Ellington’s “Far Away Star” with a contemporary arrangement by Ted Nash. Ellington originally recorded “Far Away Star with Swedish singer Alice Babs back in 1978. Hoyes’ rendition serves as a tribute to Ellington, freedom, and the Black experience—past, present, and future. Her compelling sopranoContinue Reading

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Duke Ellington

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Billy Strayhorn wrote “Take The A Train” for Duke Ellington soon after he was hired by him in 1939. The song was inspired by travel directions Ellington gave Strayhorn on how to get to his home in New York City. Strayhorn’s love of bandleader Fletcher Henderson’s style influenced the genteelContinue Reading

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