Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy Ellington
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Emerging from a Washington, D.C., household where both parents played piano, Ellington began formal lessons with Marietta Clinkscales at seven and later honed his craft while sneaking into local poolrooms, eventually composing his first rag as a soda-jerk. Relocating to New York in the mid-1920s, he built a national reputation through his orchestra’s Cotton Club performances and a prolific output…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
