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Also Known As Edward Kennedy Ellington
Born April 29, 1899 • Washington, D.C. • United States
Died May 24, 1974 (aged 75) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize • Grammy Award (1979) • Grammy Award (1976) • Grammy Award (1972) • Grammy Award (1971) • Grammy Award (1968) • Grammy Award (1967) • Grammy Award (1966) • Grammy Award (1965) • Grammy Award (1959)
Movement / Style big-band jazz • swing

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