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Ellington's child hood was "filled with love and support from his mother, father, and his entire family they motivated him to think nothing was impossible and sky's the limit his mother in 1964 arranged piano classes with a teacher named Mrs.Clinkscales and made sure he stayed on top of his school work."

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When he was as young as seven years old Baseball seemed to be the only thing that captivated him. Pulling away from piano lessons, he began finding the sport to be quite irresistible. Although his mother demanded he stay on top of his schoolwork Ellington began to become and remain a "C" student. 3 months before graduating high school Duke dropped out and went on to pursue his music career

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