Duke Ellington, a monument in music and cultural history, died 50 years ago
Duke Ellington, a commanding figure in music and cultural history, especially in the jazz world, died 50 years ago, on May 24, 1974. Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into a lower middle-class family in Washington, D.C., on April 29, 1899. His mother was the daughter of a former slave.
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