Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.
29 April 1899
Born on the same birth date (29 April 1899): Mary Petty
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