School of Rock Watertown - Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was born in Washington D.C. and became the greatest jazz composer of his time. Starting to study the piano at 7 years old, he
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Smithsonian NMAAHC on X: "#OnThisDay in 1899, jazz musician Duke Ellington was born in Washington, D.C. Ellington composed more than 1,000 songs during his lifetime & is credited as one of the
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