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Timeline on Duke Ellington 2 - Timeline Help
Timeline on Duke Ellington part two of five from 1918 to 1926 at Timeline Help.
- 1918
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- 1926 | Duke moves into his own house and marries Edna Thompson. His band is doing quite well. Other members include Toby Hardwicke on sax and bass, Sonny Greer on drums, Elmer Snowden on banjo and Arthur Whetsol on trumpet.
Mercer Kennedy Ellington, a son, is born on March 11.
Duke earns a good living as a band leader to support his family.
Duke travels to New York City with two members of his band. He meets his idol, James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and Willie Smith.
Duke hears real New Orleans jazz for the first time. He returns to New York, being persuaded by Fats Waller. While in New York, he developed the distinctive style that would soon bring him fame and fortune. His band is renamed The Washingtonians and booked gigs in exclusive clubs like the Hollywood Club, Ciro's, the Exclusive Club, Connie's Inn, and the Plantation Club. Duke makes his first recording of a piano piece called Jig Walk.
Duke and his band record "East St. Louis Toodle-o," his first signature song. | Timeline on Duke Ellington 2 1 3 4 5
| Bibliography of the Timeline on Duke Ellington Various artists (2008). DE Big Band Play-Along. Volume 3.
Bradbury, D (2005). Life and Times.
Ulanov, B (1975). Roots of Jazz.
Lawrence, A H (2003). DE and His World.
Collier, J (1987). DE.
Collier, J (1991). DE.
Howland, J (2009). Ellington Uptown, James P. Johnson, and the Birth of Concert Jazz. Jazz Perspectives.
Ellington, M (1979). In Person An Intimate Memoir.
Montgomery, E (2004). Life in Music. Leveled Readers.
Stwertka, E (1994). A Life of Music. Impact Biography.
Lambert, E (1998). Listener's Guide. Studies in Jazz Series.
Tull Steed, J (1999). A Spiritual Biography. Lives and Legacies. |
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