This Biography is about one of the best Bandleader Duke Ellington including his Height, weight, Age & Other Detail…
| Biography Of Duke Ellington | |
| Real Name | Duke Ellington |
| Profession | Pianists |
| Famous as | Composer, Pianist and Bandleader |
| Nationality | American |
| Personal life of Duke Ellington | |
| Born on | 29 April 1899 |
| Birthday | 29th April |
| Died At Age | 75 |
| Sun Sign | Taurus |
| Born in | Washington, D.C. |
| Died on | 24 May 1974 |
| place of death | New York |
| Grouping of People | African American Men, African American Singers, Black Musicians, Black Singers |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Family Background of Duke Ellington | |
| Father | James Edward Ellington |
| Mother | Daisy Kennedy |
| Siblings | Ruth Ellington Boatwright |
| Spouses/Partners | Edna Thompson, Mildred Dixon |
| Children | Beatrice Ellis, Mercer Kennedy Ellington |
| Education | Armstrong High School (1917) |
| Awards | 1999 – Grammy Awards forHistorical Album 1979 – Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance Big Band 1976 – Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band 1972 – Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band 1971 – Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Performance By A Big Band 1968 – Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance Large Group 1967 – Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance Large Group 1966 – Grammy Awards for Best Original Jazz Composition 1965 – Grammy Awards for Best Instrumental Jazz Performance – 1959 – Grammy Awards for Best Performance By A Dance Band 1959 – Grammy Awards for Best Musical Composition First Recorded 1959 – Grammy Awards Best Sound Track Album Background Score 1932 – Grammy Hall of Fame for |
| Personal Fact of Duke Ellington | |
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Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader. He is regarded as one of the greatest jazz composers and a prolific performer of his time. Most of his musical works on instruments set standards for others, which were later adapted into songs. This renowned jazz musician exhibited his excellence in film scores and classical compositions too. Considered a very important personality in the history of jazz music, he liked to call his music American Music instead of jazz. A bandleader, pianist and a composer, Ellington was nicknamed Duke by his childhood friends for his gracious and well-mannered behavior. He was truly a genius in the sense of instrument combinations, arranging jazz and improvising music that made Ellington stand unique among other composers of his time. His reputation as a composer and bandleader is intact even after his death. He collaborated with many others and wrote more than one thousand compositions and many of his extant works became a standard in jazz music. Ellington and his orchestra saw a major career revival after an appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island, in July 1956. He recorded for most American record companies of his time and performed in several films and composed several stage musicals. With his creative genius, Ellington elevated the perception of jazz to an art form on a par with other traditional musical genres. |
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