Duke Ellington Oral History Project

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Duke Ellington Oral History Project

1989- 1993

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Thirty-nine oral history interviews created by the Archives Center with Duke Ellington's music and business associates. The interviews cover a range of topics including Ellington as a musician, the significance of race in Ellington's work and life, Ellington and the economics of the music business, Ellington as international cultural figure, and Ellington and the historical record.

15 Cubic feet (22 boxes)

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 11663017

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

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