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He preformed at the white house during his lifetime.

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Youth exposure because if he wasn't surrounded by piano and music growing up, he probably wouldn't have been very interested.

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he turned down a scholarship to pursue his dreams of becoming a performer

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creativity because he hoped to create new styles of music to stand out from other idols and keep his music interesting to himself and others

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at age 17 turned down scholarship to pursue dreams

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Duke, as he gained the nickname for being a gentleman

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creativity because it'd spark more creative new styles of music

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duke ellington school of arts- as having a school could impact thousands and thousands of lives by educating young kids

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he wrote his first song at 15

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creativity because he could have been exposed to more because he was creative and curious

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duke, cause it's not making fun of his looks

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prelude to a kiss

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his school of arts is the most impactful because it can last forever and get kids the education that they want

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he married his highschool gf and had kids with her not a lot of people make it to that stage.

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I feel like overall creativity had a lot to do with him because he seemed he wanted to do his own style in things unlike other people who copy others ideas

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Duke because he gained that nickname because of his manners and because he was a gentleman

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Caravan just seeing the short lyrics linked it sounds like a love song

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Duke is definitely better than Dumpy--and I hope hardly anyone called him that

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Duke is definitely better than Dumpy--and I hope hardly anyone called him that

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It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing with Ella Fitzgerald--catchy!

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It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing with Ella Fitzgerald--catchy!

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the school in DC because its named after him and it shows how much he impacted people

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12,000 people showed up to his funeral.

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Creativity, since it allowed him to explore different shapes and forms of music which helped establish what jazz is today

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Duke, since it represents his qualities as a person

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It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

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What he left for the future generations of musicians and jazz in general

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He wrote his first song that was inspired by his job but he never actually never recorded it which was called “Soda Fountain Rag".

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that he married his high school sweetheart, it's sweet.

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Definitely his creativity because his creative way of playing the piano is what made him more popular and successful than other pianists.

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Duke because Dumpy is just mean

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In A Sentimental Mood

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For sure the school in DC because its still around so its still making an impact.

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he was nicknamed dumpy because he had bad and unable to control his eating habits

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Duke because it how he was known for

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A song by him was released after he died.

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I would say youth exposure because creativity is very common but being exposed to the inner workings of a creative field is far rarer.

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Duke because it is actually a good nickname

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It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

I just love the title and the tempo of the song.

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I would say it would be his involvement in the greater movement at large and the art college he had named after him that carried on his legacy.