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Duke Ellington
ActingBorn April 29, 1899 (75 years old at death)· Died May 24, 1974
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography
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.
Also known as: Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
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