Duke Ellington
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
CHILDHOOD
- Daisy Ellington and James Ellington were his parents.
- Ruth Ellington was his only sibling, her brother was 16 years older than her.
- He went to Armstrong Technical High School, and his grades weren’t that good.
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THINGS AREN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE
- https://youtu.be/7atwjmPcxng
- I really like the beat to the song. I also like the alto sax solo plus the trombones sound really cool.
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PARENTS JOB’S
- His mother (daisy) was pianist.
- His father (James) was a professional pianist. His farther was also a butler.
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FACTS
- He wrote his first song “Soda Fountain Rag” at the age of 15.
- He hade a festival named after him, “The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival.”
- Dukes only son, Mercer Ellington, inherited his talent for music.
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FACTS
- He was the second Ellington to step foot in the White House.
- For his 70th birthday he preformed at the White House.
- He was a very big baseball fan.
- He was a soda jerk.
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FACTS ABOUT DUKE’S BAND
- They mainly played at jazz halls and night clubs.
- They were called the Washingtons.
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HIS NICKNAME
- His sideman began calling him Dumpy.
- The reason for that is because he sometimes couldn’t resist eating to much food.
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DAY NAMED AFTER HIM
- Duke Ellington day which is celebrated on April 29.
- It almost took 35 years to get a day for Duke Ellington.
- He led his band for 50 years.
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