East_St._Louis_Toodle-Oo
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
1927 single by Duke Ellington and his Washingtonians
"East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" (also "Toodle-O" and "Todolo") is a composition written by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley and recorded several times by Ellington for various labels from 1926–1930 under various titles.[1] This song was the first charting single for Duke Ellington in 1927 and was one of the main examples of his early "jungle music".[2] The composition entered the public domain on January 1, 2023.[3]