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The nickname "Duke" was given to him even before high school. It was a childhood friend who noted Ellington's impeccable taste in dress, food and lifestyle. He carried himself like one of means. He was a natural aristocrat, tall, debonair and urbane, with a sophisticated manner at all times.
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Duke Ellington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader. Duke Ellington became one of the most influential artists in the history ...
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Feature ArticlesDuke Ellington ... SO soon he quit his piano for childhood fun. ... His sister was born when Duke was 16. Now his mother stopped pampering Duke and gave them both equal attention. His family lived in first class style. His father James Edward, usually known as JE, worked as a butler in the White House when...
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Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington was born on April the 29th 1899 in Washington, D.C. The nickname 'Duke' was given to Ellington by a childhood friend, ...
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Bands and Recording Artists question: What was duke ellington's childhood like? Please help us answer this question. ... Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Entertainment and Arts > Music > Bands and Recording Artists > What was duke ellington's childhood like...
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Credited by many with bringing the world of "black jazz" to the mainstream, Duke Ellington had one of the most prolific and far reaching careers in jazz. His bands traveled the ... Originally however, Ellington wouldn't even leave the US because of a childhood accident that left him with a continual fear of the ocean.
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It was into this world that Duke Ellington was born in Washington's west end on April 29, ... As a boy, Ellington took piano lessons, though in his autobiography, Music Is My Mistress, he confesses that he did not take to the piano in childhood. He apparently wanted to play baseball. Subsequently, his first job was as a...
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SMITH: Let's talk about the students that your father taught lessons to. Do you remember Duke Ellington coming and getting lessons from your father. Tell me about Duke Ellington. ... But as I look back on it, I enjoyed my childhood there in LeDroit park very much.
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The name Duke--an allusion to his elegant dress and aristocratic manner--was given to Ellington by childhood friends. He was born Edward Kennedy Ellington in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 1899 to James Edward Ellington, a blueprint maker in the Department of the Navy, and Daisy (Kennedy) Ellington.
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