Derived from a patriotic Grammy-nominated spoken word album recorded by "The Duke" in 1973. Now, in An American Boy Grows Up, we can join "Little Duke" on his journey through this great land and learn about true American values of love, freedom, compassion, honesty, family, unity, hope, liberty & justice, honor and peace. , we can join "Little Duke" on his journey through this great land and learn about true American values of love, freedom, compassion, honesty, family, unity, hope, liberty & justice, honor and peace.