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    BornApril 29, 1899 · Washington, D.C., U.S.
    DiedMay 24, 1974 (aged 75) · New York City, U.S.
    GenresJazz · swing
    OccupationsPianist · composer · songwriter · bandleader · arranger · conductor · actor
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    Early life and education

    Ellington was born on April 29, 1899, to James Edward Ellington and Daisy (née Kennedy) Ellington in Washington, D.C. Both his parents were pianists. Daisy primarily played parlor songs, and James preferred o… See more

    Career

    Working as a freelance sign painter from 1917, Ellington began assembling groups to play for dances. In 1919, he met drummer Sonny Greer from New Jersey, who encouraged Ellington's ambition to become a professio… See more

    Personal life

    Ellington married his high school sweetheart, Edna Thompson (d. 1967), on July 2, 1918, when he was 19. The next spring, on March 11, 1919, Edna gave birth to their only child, Mercer Kennedy Ellington. … See more

    Death

    Ellington died on May 24, 1974, of complications from lung cancer and pneumonia, a few weeks after his 75th birthday. At his funeral, attended by over 12,000 people at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine… See more

    Legacy

    Numerous memorials have been dedicated to Duke Ellington in cities from New York and Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles.
    In Ellington's birthplace, Washington, D.C., the Duke Ellington School of the Arts educates ta… See more

    Bibliography

    • Africville Genealogy Society, ed. (2010) [1992]. The Spirit of Africville. Halifax: Formac Publishing. ISBN 978-0887809255.
    • Büchmann-Møller, Frank (2006). Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webst… See more

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