Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James EdwardEllington, served as ideal role models for young Duke, and ...

Pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington was born this day in 1899 in Washington, D.C. During his long and distinguished career, and right up until his death in 1974, Ellington was a ...

Looking back over the nigh century of jazz recording, the huge musical stature and canon of Edward “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974) remains as the music’s most powerful and original summation. To hear the ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...