Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years.[1] Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington w
Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly: Directed by Stan Harris. With Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Peter Cetera, Ray Charles. An all-star tribute to Duke Ellington.
Recounts Edward Kennedy `Duke' Ellington's childhood as a `pampered' only child until he was a teen. Born in 1899; Father, James Edward Ellington and mother, Daisy Kennedy Ellington; How his mother...
Edward Kennedy Ellington was born and raised in Washington, DC, and studied piano as a child, though he didn’t take it too seriously at first, preferring to play baseball. He wrote his first composition, “Soda Fountain Rag,” at age 15 and was soon playing piano at parties. “I lear...
An originator of big-band jazz, Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader who composed thousands of scores over his 50-year career.
. Duke Ellington is seated at a piano,when several figures pop out of a series of bottles to interact with Ellington (and perform with him,as well). As musical shorts were the in thing at the time, George Pal's stop motion animation was a major plus on this short, which is sadly ...
Duke Ellington is known as one of the most important composers of his time, and his work has been enjoyed for more than 80 years by music lovers all over the world. During his lifetime Ellington turned musical sounds into many compositions, mostly in the style known as jazz.The Early Year...
As we saw in ourbiography of Duke Ellington, the pianist and composer became one of the most important bandleaders of the late 1920s when he began a long-running engagement at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Fast-forward 50 years to his death in May 1974 and his legacy stretched the length ...
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•From1917through1919,Ellingtondividedhisstudiesbetweenmusicandcommercialart.Hewastheleaderandbookingagentofhisfirstgroup,“TheDuke’sSerenaders”andlaterbecameamemberattheCottonClubinHarlemandstayedthereuntil1932.BackgroundBackground•Asapianist,DukegainedrespectsfrommanypeoplesuchasJamesP.Johnsonandhismain...