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In The Village Of Harlem: Duke Ellington Circle Named In His Honor
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New York Beacon, The
05-24-1995
In The Village Of Harlem: Duke Ellington Circle Named In His Honor.
The site chosen for the Duke Ellington Memorial (at Fifth Avenue and 110th Street in Harlem) was recently officially named "Duke Ellington Circle," honoring one of American's musical icons. The naming of the site is a prelude to the anticipated September 1995 installation of the Duke Ellington memorial -- a 25-foot high cast bronze monument designed by renowned s...
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Obituary: Ruth Ellington Boatwright; Sister and business manager of Duke Ellington.(Obituaries)
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; Byline: Steve Voce THERE WAS a regal quality in Duke Ellington's behaviour that seemed to have been there from birth. Many thought it to have been acquired later, but, since it could be seen also in the mien of his only sibling, Ruth, it's likely that it was a family characteristic. It is
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DUKE College offer courses about him, orchestras are being formed to play his music, the Smithsonian is publishing his scores. Twenty years after his death, Duke Ellington lives on.
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; Duke Ellington once described himself as "a musician who is a member of the American Federation of Labor, and who hopes one day to amount to something artistically." As was his wont, he was being immodestly modest. It's been almost 70 years since there was any doubt about Ellington's amounting to
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'Beyond Category: Musical Genius of Duke Ellington'; Ambitious
Los Angeles Sentinel
; Floyd Levin Los Angeles Sentinel 03-01-1995 `Beyond Category: Musical Genius of Duke Ellington'; Ambitious exhibition. at Museum of African American History shows rags-to-riches saga of the Duke The traveling museum exhibition, "Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington," has finally
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; New Straits Times 07-30-2006 Ode to Duke Ellington Edition: New Sunday Times Section: Sunday People Column: Music IF in the last article, Hennessy X.O. unveiled the story behind the most famous jazz trumpeter the world has ever known, this time around we will tell the story of Edward Kennedy
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Duke Ellington history of Black music
New Pittsburgh Courier
; One of the most respected figures in the history of American music, Duke Ellington used his talents as both a bandleader and a composer to elevate jazz into a serious art form. Born in Washington D.C., in 1899, Ellington received very little formal musical training. Yet he made himself into an
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World premiere of `In a Different Light: Duke Ellington'
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; New York Amsterdam News 03-01-2000 World premiere of `In a Different Light: Duke Ellington' Donald Byrd/The ... Depk," "Mount Hariffa," "Agra" and "Dancers in Love." Article copyright The Amsterdam News. Article copyright The Amsterdam News. V.91;
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; In this town where history sometimes seems to be wholly owned and operated by the federal government, it's a luxury to find even a few fleeting glimpses of a past where regular folks actually lived. And here they are: staccato film clips of Pennsylvania Avenue NW dotted with horse-drawn wagons and
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Legend of Note: Duke Ellington, CBS
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; ... train. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) JACQUELINE ADAMS, CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voice- over): Take the A Train ... an American legend. Jacqueline Adams, CBS News, New York. (END VIDEOTAPE) SCHIEFFER: And that's the news. For Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, CBS News ...
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Duke Ellington Students Pay Homage to Georgette Seabrook Powell
Washington Informer
; Wells, Mary Washington Informer 11-10-2004 During the month of October, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts displayed in the school's gallery, several visual art prints by Georgette Seabrook Powell. A reception was held on September 23rd in her honor. The exhibit entitled "Deciphering a Legend"
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