Dukes way; Duke Ellington
HaTa Emma Shultz
Early Life and Influences
- born April 29th 1899 died of lung cancer on May 24th 1974
- real name Edward Kennedy Ellington
- they called him Duke because of his love of fancy clothes and stylish ways
- his mother played "Rosary" to him when he was 4 and he wanted to play like her
- when he was 7 he started piano lessons
- he started to compose at age 15 he also formed his first band called "The Washington's
- got a scholarship from art Pratt institute in New York
- Dropped out of school at age 17 to follow his dreams
- middle class
- self taught and didn't know how to read music learned by hearing
Time Period
- in the 1940s Japan had an attack on Pearl Harbor
- Hawaii brought the U.S. into war
- peoples daily duties changed to men being in war and women being supportive war efforts
- world war 2 came to an end
- when world war 2 ended everyone including soldiers went back to their daily life like war didn't even happen
their music/intresting facts
- Ellington and his orchestra was one of the most greatest bands
- they traveled the world and preformed 20,000 shows
- crede rhapsody (1931)
- reminiscing intempo (1933)
- some of there songs are: The fareast suite (1965)
- first job was working as a peanut seller at Washington senators basketball games
- made a living by painting signs during the day and singing at night
- learned music by ear didn't know how to read music
- his only son took over the band after Duke's death
- he played as a regular at the Legendary Cotton club