Over a span of 50 years Ellington wrote music for 3-minute records, for movies, the theater, orchestras, and the church.
The Duke became famous and his band played on throughout the Great Depression. It was a whites only club, but fans could tune in to hear live broadcasts of the shows. Once there, Ellington’s band played frequent gigs at the famous Cotton Club. until Ellington left the comforts of home for the creative energy and opportunity of Harlem. They played in their hometown of Washington D. In 1917 he formed his first band, called The Duke’s Serenaders. Edward Kennedy Ellington (1899–1974), known as Duke Ellington, changed the sound of popular music in America and around the world.
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