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Stevie Wonder's Rare Duet with Ella Fitzgerald Packed in CD

May 08, 2007 05:51:06 GMT

Around 30 years ago Stevie Wonder and jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald recorded a song in New Orleans, now the song is brought back to life.

A rare footage of 's duet with the late will be included in the diva's revived classics album "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song".

Grammy award winning song "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" was recorded in a duet version between Wonder and Fitzgerald in 1977. This song is among latest additions for the album that is due June 5 via Verne. Other artists also paying tribute through their covers are , KD Lang, , , , , Hank Jones, Ledesi, Dianne Reeves, Linda Ronstadt, and Lizz Wright.

A concert for "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song" was conducted recently and will air on PBS on June 6. The concert sees Wonder playing "Too Close for Comfort", a memorable song that featured Fitzgerald and Joe Williams as a duet back in 1956.



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