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Duke Ellington

Pianist born on

Detailed Information

Personal details and public facts.

Profession
Pianist
Died
May 24, 1974
Zodiac
Taurus
Born in
Washington, DC
About
One of American jazz's most influential figures. He led his famed orchestra from 1923 until his death.
Family
His parents, James Edward and Daisy Kennedy Ellington, both played the piano. He married Edna Thompson, his high school sweetheart, on July 2, 1918, and they had one child together. They separated in the late 1920s.

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