Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Born April 29, 1899
Washington, D.C.
Died May 24, 1974
New York, New York
American bandleader, composer, and pianist
Duke Ellington. (AP/Wide World P...
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Ellington, Duke (1899-1974)
Heralded by many as the greatest composer in jazz history, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington composed and arranged most of the music played by his famous orchestra. His...
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Edward Kennedy Ellington (1899-1974), certainly America's most brilliant jazz composer, was considered by many to be one of the great composers of the 20th century, irrespective of categories.On April...
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Edward Kennedy Ellington was born on April 29th, 1899 in Washington, D.C. Ellington's passion for music was developed by his parents, who taught him how to be a proper gentleman and to understand the...
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Duke Ellington was born in Washington D.C. on April 29, 1899. When Duke was 4, he was spoiled all day and night. When Duke turned 16, he had a sister named Ruth. Duke's mother was religious educated ...
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(Reuters) - Jazz great Oscar Peterson died Sunday
of kidney failure, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. He
was 82. Here are some of the pianist's albums. * "Evening with Oscar Peterson" (19...
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It's commonplace today, but 50 years ago following someone around with a camera without narration, direction, musical accompaniment or even a script was revolutionary.That "cinema verite" technique...
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Jazz musician Tony Scott, a clarinetist, composer and arranger who worked with such greats as Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker, has died, the House of Jazz said Saturday. He was 85.Scott died Wedn...
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Washington (dpa) - Max Roach, a pioneering jazz drummer who played
on key recordings with legends including Charlie Parker, Dizzy
Gillespie and Miles Davis, died Thursday in...
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Beryl Denzer HinesWASHINGTON (AP) _ Beryl Denzer Hines, a Cold War journalist who landed the first U.S. television interview with Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov among other scoops, has ...
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Singer Teresa Brewer, who topped the charts in the 1950s with such hits as "Till I Waltz Again with You" and performed with jazz legends Count Basie and Duke Ellington, died Wednesday. She was 76.B...
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Jessye Norman is on a Spiritual mission.The soprano will curate a 20-day festival celebrating black cultural legacy next season at Carnegie Hall, which also will honor the 100th birthday year of co...
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Gregory Jones was welling up. “As of Monday, scaffolding went up around the hotel,” he said, pausing. “I get a little emotional,” he sobbed. “Friends of mine work at t...
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Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke"
Ellington, Duke (1899-1974)
Edward Kennedy Ellington
Duke Ellington
FACTBOX-Jazz pianist Oscar Peterson dies
