Duke Ellington
Known As: Edward Kennedy EllingtonDied: 24th May, 1974Born: 29th April, 1899Age: 127Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USABiography: Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
