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Does Duke Ellington have any brothers?
no, duke ellington does not have any brothers. but he has a younger sister named Ruth ellington. duke was almost grown when his sister was born.
Did Duke Ellington get any awards?
no
What were Duke ellington's parents names?
yes he only had a sister named ruth ellington born on july 2nd 1915 and died on 2004
Does Duke Ellington have any brother and sister?
Yes. he had one youger sister.
What does Duke Ellington play?
Nothing any more. He's dead. He used to play piano.
Are there any songs similar to harlem nocturne featuring alto sax with big band?
Check out Duke Ellington's "Isfahan."
Did Duke Ellington sing any songs based on World War 2?
Yes, I got it bad is based on WW2
Was Duke Ellington a part of the big band era?
Yes, he was a jazz musician and composer. Duke Ellington was the bandleader and pianist in his jazz orchestra. He also composed and co-composed over 3,000 songs over the course of his life, an impressive feat for any composer.
Did Duke have any brothers or sisters?
yes he only had a sister named ruth ellington born on july 2nd 1915 and died on 2004
What did Duke Ellington do on his free time?
Duke never had any "free time". He was a full time band leader, composer and arranger. That plus his wife(s) and many girlfriends took up all his time.
What are facts about duke?
• In his fifty year career, Duke Ellington played over 20,000 performances in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East as well as Asia, • Duke Ellington composed more than 2000 pieces of music, • Duke Ellington received 13 Grammy Awards, • Duke Ellington received the Pulitzer Prize, • President Lyndon Johnson presented Duke Ellington with the Presidents Gold Medal in 1966, • Was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1973, • Has a United States Commemorative stamp with his image on it issued in 1986, • Received Honorary Doctorates from Howard and Yale Universities, • His real name was Edward Kennedy Ellington, but he was named Duke because of his refined manners and bearing, and the name was givin to him by a adorring classmate, • As a child, Duke hated his piano lessons so later he quit. But when he became a teenager, and took up piano again because he wanted to impress a girl, back then people who played instruments were "cool" .
Did Duke Ellington work with any other musiciains?
Duke was amazingly versatile and worked with many other musicians including John Coltrane, Joe Pass, Louis Armstrong, Ray Brown, Ella Fitzgerald and Coleman Hawkins to name just a few.
