(Duke Ellington) Kennedy Ellington by Jazaria Horton https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9 en-us 2019-03-11 12:26:48 UTC 2019-03-20 12:28:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Birth Kennedy Ellington was born on April 29, 1899 in Washington D.C. . His nickname was Duke Ellington. jh084132 https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/339913160 2019-03-11 12:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/339913160 Early life jh084132 https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/339915597 He grew up in a respected, middle class family. His parents were very religious. Duke Ellington loved music and played the piano. He also liked art and baseball. He went to public school where he studied art. He found his true interest in music and dropped out of school at 17.]]> 2019-03-11 12:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/339915597 Inspiration Duke Ellington performed at the Cotton Club which included weekly radio broadcasts which made him famous. He performed ¨Black and Tan Fantasy¨ and ¨the Mooch¨ jh084132 https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/339919160 2019-03-11 12:53:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/339919160 Career Edward played at the Cotton Club and played and wrote most of the music in his orchestra. He played with different musicians. He traveled the world and played music at jazz festivals. Billy Strayhorn joined the band and they wrote music and movies together. His orchestra became known as one of the greatest of the big bands. jh084132 https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/339925664 2019-03-11 13:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/339925664 Death Later, Ellington died of lung cancer at age 75, in 1996. Ellington lived a wonderful life. jh084132 https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/340355420 2019-03-12 12:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jh084132/rxbyu9ofr9b9/wish/340355420