Who was Duke Ellington?

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Author:
Payne, M. D. (Matthew D.), 1978-
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Who was ?
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Penguin Workshop
Publication Date:
2020
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J 781.65 Ellington BIOGRAPHY

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"A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer -- writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the Black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career, Ellington became one of the biggest names in jazz as we know it"--

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African Americans
African Americans -- Biography
Band directors
Band directors -- Juvenile literature
Band directors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Composers
Composers -- Juvenile literature
Composers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Ellington, Duke
Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974 -- Juvenile literature
Jazz musicians
Jazz musicians -- Juvenile literature
Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature

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Copeland, Gregory,illustrator
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