Duke Ellington
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CHILDHOOD
- He was born in Washington
- He went to Armstrong Technical High School.
- His parents were James Edward Ellington and Daisy Kennedy Ellington.
- His sibling is Ruth Ellington.
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HIS FAMILY
- He had one child named Mercy Ellington.
- His wife was named Edna Thompson.
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FACTS
- His band was called the Washingtonians.
- Why Duke Ellington moved to New York because most musicians lived there and he wanted to join the piano rambunctious.
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- The reason he named his band the Washingtonians was because he wanted to represent his home place.
BORN / DIED
- Born in Washington DC of April 29 1899 died New York New of May 1974
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INFO / INFORMATION
- Apps used Wikipedia and Biography.com and infoplease .com
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ABOUT HIS PIANO LIFE
- Duke Ellington wrote one thousand compositions.
- He began studying piano at age seven, studied art during his high-school years, and was awarded (but did not accept) a scholarship to the Pratt Institute. He began performing music professionally at age 17.
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