Take the "A" Train
First release by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (April 11, 1941)
- Written by
- Billy Strayhorn
- Language
- English
- ISWC
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T-070.177.920-5 ASCAP, GEMA, ISWC
T-071.191.606-1 ASCAP, ISWC
- Comments
- Song about the "A" train, a New York City subway line accessing Harlem, where Ellington lived. Written by Strayhorn who lived in Pittsburgh at the time. It became the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra from 1941 on.
- Published by
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TEMPO MUSIC INC
ASCAP, GEMA
BILLY STRAYHORN SONGS INC ASCAP
RESERVOIR MEDIA MUSIC ASCAP
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license