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'Taking the A Train' for Billy Strayhorn's Centennial
Vintage subway cars returned to service Nov. 29 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Billy Strayhorn, composer of Duke Ellington’s theme song “Take the A Train.” MTA Arts & Design, Music Under New York, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the New York Transit Museum teamed up to host the special “nostalgia train” trip on the line, from 145th Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle, with jazz performances on board. Strayhorn composed “Take the A Train” in 1939, inspired by Ellington’s directions to Harlem. By 1939, the A Line had been in service for seven years.
Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit
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