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11 Einzelnachweise. Leben. Ellington stammte aus dem schwarzen Kleinbürgertum Washingtons. Er war der Sohn des Oberkellners James Edward Ellington, der einmalig als Butler im Weißen Haus arbeitete. Später betrieb er einen Party-Service und versuchte seine Kinder zu erziehen, als würden sie in einem wohlhabenden, gutbürgerlichen Haushalt aufwachsen.
Duke Ellington war bekannt für seine ausgeprägte Eitelkeit und seinen herrischen und manipulativen Umgang mit seinen Band- und Familienmitgliedern. So erlaubte er etwa seiner Schwester nicht, ohne Begleitung aus dem Haus zu gehen. Sein Sohn Mercer sagte über ihn: „Er regiert mit eiserner Hand in einem Glacé-Handschuh“.
Family: Spouse/Ex-: Edna Thompson, Mildred Dixon. father: James Edward Ellington. mother: Daisy Kennedy. siblings: Ruth Ellington Boatwright. children: Beatrice Ellis, Mercer Kennedy Ellington. Born Country: United States. Quotes By Duke Ellington Pianists. Died on: May 24, 1974. place of death: New York, New York, United States.
20. Mai 2024 · Ellington grew up in a secure middle-class family in Washington, D.C. His family encouraged his interests in the fine arts, and he began studying piano at age seven. He became engrossed in studying art during his high-school years, and he was awarded, but did not accept, a scholarship to the
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- Duke Ellington grew up in Washington, D.C., in a secure middle-class family that encouraged his interests in the fine arts. He began studying piano...
- Benefiting from the expertise of a large ensemble that included several important jazz artists, Duke Ellington broke away from the conventions of b...
- Often collaborating with his longtime composing-arranging partner Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington was responsible for big-band jazz classics such a...
- Duke Ellington was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, he led his band for more than 50...
Duke's father was born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, on April 15, 1879, and in 1886, moved to D.C. with his parents. [9] Daisy Kennedy was born in Washington, D.C., on January 4, 1879, the daughter of two former American slaves. [8] [10] James Ellington made blueprints for the United States Navy .
54th St. and Lexington Ave. New York, NY. t all started, one hundred years ago, with a family. Before the birth of Edward Kennedy Ellington on April 29, 1899, there was a young Washington CD couple, Daisy Kennedy Ellington and James Edward Ellington. Today, three generations of Ellingtons are working passionately to carry on the Ducal legacy.
8. Feb. 2024 · At the age of 19, Ellington married Edna Thompson, who had been his girlfriend since high school, and soon after their marriage, she gave birth to their only child, Mercer Kennedy Ellington.
