Duke Ellington 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.

Duke Ellington Movies

The Apollo Poster
April 24, 2019
Piano Blues Poster
January 1, 2003
It's Black Entertainment Poster
February 8, 2002
The Turning Point Poster
November 14, 1977

Duke Ellington TV Shows

Jazz Poster
January 9, 2001
What's My Line? Poster
February 2, 1950
The Merv Griffin Show Poster
October 1, 1962
Bambi Awards Poster
January 1, 1948

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