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Duke Ellington Music Prodigy President Lyndon Johnson presented Duke Ellington with the President’s Gold Medal in 1966. President Richard M Nixon presented Duke Ellington with the Medal of Freedom in 1969. Duke Ellington received 13 Grammy Awards Duke Ellington received the Pulitzer Prize Was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1973 Has a United States Commemorative stamp with his image on it issued in 1986 Duke Ellington influenced millions of people both around the world and at home
 * 1) Where did you first perform Duke? Well I am known for Jazz and I love to play and sing it. I moved from Washington D.C so I could join a band in New York. We were not very successful but I was part of the Harlem Renaissance. After getting gigs wherever we could we got a gig at an exclusive club in Harlem. After that I moved to Hollywood and made a solid career.
 * 2) When did you really get famous? In the 1940’s we really got our names out there and my composers and I started getting asked where to go. Though I was a Jazz legend, I liked to refer to my music as “American Music.” As I got even more famous, I got my face on a stamp!
 * 3) What awards did you get during your career? I received these:
 * 1) Where did you perform? I preformed everywhere from Europe to Africa to Central America to good old U.S.A. This was one of the ways my music spread.
 * 2) What are some of your best known songs? I am most remembered for "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", “Solitude", "In a Mellotone", and "Satin Doll".
 * 3) When were you born and when did you die? I was born in April 29, 1899Washington D.C., United States and I died May 24, 1974( 1974-05-24 ) aged 75New York City, United States.

Joe Madden 6/4/12   Work Cited [] http://www.dukeellington.com/