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Duke Ellington (1899–1974) was a United States conductor, known for It Don't Mean a Thing|Solitude|Black, Brown and Beige|Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue|Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)|Harlem.
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Music critic Ralph J. Gleason called him "America's most important composer".
It Don't Mean a Thing|Solitude|Black, Brown and Beige|Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue|Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)|Harlem
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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences|Presidential Medal of Freedom|Songwriters Hall of Fame|Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|German Film Award for best original music|Spingarn Medal|Grammy Trustees Award|Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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