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This Week in Pittsburgh History: Billy Strayhorn Meets Duke Ellington
26 Nov 2024 18:34 GMT
… motion was an encounter with Duke Ellington on Dec. 1, 1938. At … Ellington died in 1974 from lung cancer.
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After Brubeck: Paul Desmond In The 1970s
21 Nov 2024 02:23 GMT
… -star band that played for Duke Ellington's 70th birthday at … he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Over the next year his … White House birthday tribute to Duke Ellington:
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56. Duke Ellington
18 Jul 2017 20:13 GMT
… or high ticket prices.
The Duke Ellington Orchestra was performing on a … Randall, was part of the Duke Ellington Festival, a five-day tribute … of “Duke Ellington Week” in Wisconsin.
Ellington, who would succumb to lung cancer only …
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Ellington Ending: Duke Ellington 1967-73
29 Apr 2017 00:23 GMT
… without mentioning the transcendent Duke Ellington. Just as he has … , Ellington was diagnosed with lung cancer. Though he kept up … was still peaking.
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10 Most Popular Jazz Musicians According to Baby Boomers: Ranked
15 Jun 2024 13:11 GMT
… Rhythm Boys. He recorded with Duke Ellington, and Bix Beiderbecke and … film debut with co-star Duke Ellington later that year.
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He died of lung cancer on May 24, 1974, …
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Today in Entertainment History: Hicks won "American Idol"
24 May 2024 11:18 GMT
… 1974, bandleader and composer Duke Ellington died of lung cancer in New York at …
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Fans of 'Gatemouth' Brown working to replace gravestone
20 Mar 2024 00:08 GMT
… . He could move from smooth Duke Ellington to the blues and on … Stone Magazine reported he had lung cancer and was not going to …
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Today-Music-History-Feb15
15 Feb 2024 07:28 GMT
… 1971.
In 1941, jazz great Duke Ellington recorded ``Take the 'A … of a century, died of lung cancer in Santa Monica, Calif. He …
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Students’ drawings and writings celebrate Black History Month
11 Feb 2024 16:01 GMT
… 1913, and he died of lung cancer in Tucson, Arizona in 1980 … Academy, Owings, Maryland
“Edward Kennedy ‘Duke’ Ellington was an African American man … . I listened to one of Duke Ellington’s songs called ‘In A …
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A time to honor: A look at the notable Black athletes, entertainers and leaders who died in 2023
30 Dec 2023 15:51 GMT
… worked with artists such as Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday and Harry Belafonte … Dec.11, Barugher died of lung cancer after having been diagnosed with …