Ellington started playing professionally at age 15, and made his first huge career advancement at age 24 when he moved to Harlem.
Ellington's son, Mercer, lived from 11 March 1919 - 8 February 1996. He was 76 years old when he died.
Duke Ellington was 7 years old when he started learning. However, he did not take much interest in studying piano until he was in high school and skipped just as many lessons as he attended.
He died of lung cancer and pneumonia on May 24, 1974, a month after his 75th birthday
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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington died on May 24, 1974 at the age of 75.
Ruth Ellington Boatwright, sister of Duke Ellington, was 88 years old when she died in 2004.
He was an African-American professional jazz musician popular in the 1920s. He played piano, composed many songs and had his own band that became very, very well-known. I'm pretty sure it was called The Duke Ellington Orchestra or something similar to that.
Ellington only played baseball as a child.
Ellington's son, Mercer, lived from 11 March 1919 - 8 February 1996. He was 76 years old when he died.
In what year? He was 75 when he died in 1974. He was born in 1899. You do the math.
Duke Ellington was 7 years old when he started learning. However, he did not take much interest in studying piano until he was in high school and skipped just as many lessons as he attended.
He died of lung cancer and pneumonia on May 24, 1974, a month after his 75th birthday
he was 8 years old when he became famous
Mozart became famous at 6.
Inspired by ragtime performers, he began to perform professionally at age 17. (See more in Britannica online.)
In her bio it says she was 17 when she became famous.