Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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Ellington
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Duke
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Ellington, Obie Duke, 1889-1974
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Ellington
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Obie Duke
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1889-1974
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Turner, Joe, 1899-1974
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エリントン, エドワード・ケネディ, 1899-1974
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エドワード・ケネディ
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Greer, Sonny, 1899-1974
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Sonny
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Эллингтон, Д. (Дюк), 1899-1974
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Ėllington, Di︠u︡k, 1899-1974
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1899-1974
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Ellington, Diuk, 1899-1974
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Ellington
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Duke, Obie, 1889-1974
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Ellington, Edward Kennedy, 1899-1974
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Ellington
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Edward Kennedy
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1899-1974
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エリントン, デューク, 1899-1974
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Biographical History
Duke Ellington (b. Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899, Washington, DC–d. May 24, 1974, New York, NY) was a composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader. He began piano lessons at 7 and wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag", in 1914. Ellington became a more serious piano student as a teenager after hearing poolroom pianists in Washington, DC.
Ellington moved to Harlem, ultimately becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1920s. He began a regular booking at the Cotton Club in 1927 which escalated him and his jazz orchestra to fame. He enjoyed a successful career through the 1940s but in the early 1950s his style was seen as outmoded. Performing at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1956 returned him to wider prominence and introduced him to a new generation of fans.
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External Related CPF
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n50080187
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10583155
https://viaf.org/viaf/66651610
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50080187
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4030
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Languages Used
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Subjects
Big band music
Blues (Music)
Composers
Composers
Concerti grossi
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz musicians
Man-woman relationships
Music
Music
Musical sketches
Musical theater
Music, American
Orchestral music
Orchestral music, Arranged
Orchestral music, Arranged
Suites (Big band)
Suites (Orchestra)
Nationalities
Americans
Activities
Occupations
Composers
Jazz musicians
Pianists
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Washington, D. C.
DC, US
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Birth
New York
NY, US
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Death
United States
00, US
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