Edward Leonard Ellington

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:Spingarn_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1899-04-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Mercer_Ellington
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-05-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:education Armstrong Technical High School
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Leonard_Ellington
gptkbp:genre gptkb:band
jazz
swing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward Leonard Ellington
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Quincy_Jones
gptkb:Charles_Mingus
gptkb:Thelonious_Monk
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_P._Johnson
gptkb:Will_Marion_Cook
Fats Waller
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Duke_Ellington_Orchestra
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Chelsea_Bridge
gptkb:C_Jam_Blues
gptkb:Caravan
gptkb:Cotton_Tail
gptkb:Creole_Love_Call
gptkb:Don't_Get_Around_Much_Anymore
gptkb:Harlem_Air_Shaft
gptkb:I_Got_It_Bad_(and_That_Ain't_Good)
gptkb:In_a_Sentimental_Mood
gptkb:It_Don't_Mean_a_Thing_(If_It_Ain't_Got_That_Swing)
gptkb:Mood_Indigo
gptkb:New_Orleans_Suite
gptkb:Perdido
gptkb:Prelude_to_a_Kiss
gptkb:Rockin'_in_Rhythm
gptkb:Sacred_Concerts
gptkb:Satin_Doll
gptkb:Solitude
gptkb:Sophisticated_Lady
gptkb:Such_Sweet_Thunder
gptkb:Take_the_'A'_Train
gptkb:The_Far_East_Suite
gptkb:The_Mooche
gptkb:The_Queen's_Suite
gptkb:Black,_Brown_and_Beige
gptkbp:occupation bandleader
composer
pianist
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Victor_Talking_Machine_Company
gptkb:Bluebird_Records
gptkb:Capitol_Records
gptkb:Reprise_Records
RCA Victor
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_The_Bronx,_New_York
gptkbp:signature Duke Ellington signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edna_Thompson
gptkbp:website https://www.dukeellington.com/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1914–1974
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Edward_Ellington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7