DUKE ELLINGTON
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As a child he disliked piano lessons, he prefered to play baseball
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began playing the piano again as a teenager, and became a professional musician at the age of 18
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became a the leader of a big band at the age of 24, and named his first band The Washingtonians
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he bacame very popular and decided to move to New York City to become more successful
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started playing popular night clubs around the city, and also started to be known as a great composer
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he became so popular that his band started playing weekly at the famous Cotton Club
Duke Ellington 1952, with Juan Tizol (valve Trombone) and Ray Nance (violin)
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