1899
Duke Ellington, American pianist, composer and bandleader (died 1974)
Duke Ellington, American pianist, composer and bandleader (died 1974)
Duke Ellington, American pianist, composer and bandleader (died 1974)
Duke Ellington
American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)
- Born
- 1899
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Music critic Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer".