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Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974).

Born April 29th, 1899 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Died May 24th, 1974 at 75 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Occupations
autobiographer, bandleader, composer, conductor, film score composer, jazz arranger, jazz musician, lyricist, music arranger, musician, orchestra leader, pianist, record producer
Website
www.dukeellington.com/
Wikipedia
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Facebook
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IMDB
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Spotify
Duke Ellington @ spotify.com
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