LC control no. | n 50080187 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
LC classification | ML410.E44 Biography |
Personal name heading | Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 |
Variant(s) | Duke, Obie, 1889-1974 Ėllington, Di︠u︡k, 1899-1974 Ellington, Edward Kennedy, 1899-1974 Ellington, Obie Duke, 1889-1974 Greer, Sonny, 1899-1974 Turner, Joe, 1899-1974 |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1899-04-29 |
Death date | 1974-05-24 |
Place of birth | Washington (D.C.) |
Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
Field of activity | Piano--Performance Composition (Music) Arrangement (Music) Jazz |
Affiliation | Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.) Duke Ellington Orchestra |
Profession or occupation | Pianists Band directors Composers Jazz musicians Arrangers (Musicians) |
Found in | His Caravan overture, 1943. Kont︠s︡ert Di︠u︡ka Ėllingtona i ego orkestran [SR] c1988- Baker, 8th (Ellington, "Duke" (Edward Kennedy); b. Apr. 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C.; d. May 24, 1974 in New York, N.Y.; American pianist, bandleader, composer) Sutton, Allan. Pseudonyms on American records (1892-1942), c2004: p. 305 (Joe Turner and his Memphis Men, Sonny Greer and his Memphis Men; both names are pseudonyms for Duke Ellington and his orchestra) Ballin' the blues [SR] 1953?: label (Obie Duke) U.S. copyright catalog online, Mar. 23, 2011: Ballin' the blues (w&m Obie Duke Ellington [i.e. Edward Kennedy Ellington)) African American national biography via Oxford African American Studies Center database, viewed Jan. 17, 2015 (Ellington, Duke; Edward Kennedy Ellington; b. Apr. 29, 1899 in Washington, D.C.; d. May 24, 1974 in New York, N.Y.; jazz pianist;, bandleader, composer, arranger) |
Associated language | eng |
Invalid LCCN | no 98023379 |