For over twenty-three years, Duke, christened Edward Kennedy Ellington, has spent his days ... houses of New Orleans to the Metropolitan Opera House and even to Buckingham Palace.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born into the world on April 29, 1899 inWashington, D.C. Duke’s parents, Daisy Kennedy Ellington ... With their kids in college or out of the house and rock starting to ...