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Duke Ellington
Date of birth
29 Apr 1899
128 years ago at Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also Known As

  • Edward Kennedy Ellington
  • Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.

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