DUKE ELLINGTON
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born Edward Kennedy Ellington
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Ellington’s childhood friends noticed that "his casual, offhand manner, his easy grace, and his dapper dress gave him the bearing of a young nobleman", and began calling him Duke
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lived from 1899 – 1974
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was born in Washington, D.C.
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mostly known musically for playing the piano and being a band leader
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was a master Jazz musician, but prefered that his music be called American Music
from the 1943 film "Reveille with Beverly" with singer Betty Roche
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