Duke's childhood
What is the name that Duke's parents gave him when he was born?
Edward Kennedy Ellington
What was Duke's favorite baseball team called?
The Washington Senators
What was Duke's first job?
Selling peanuts at Washington Senators games
What organization sponsored the post contest that Duke won when he was a senior in highschool?
The NAACP
Where did Duke move to in the 1920's hoping to make it to the big time?
New York City
What is Duke Ellington's birth date?
April 29, 1899
What is the name of the neighborhood that Duke Ellington grew up in?
The U Street Neighborhood
How did Duke get his nickname?
His friends said he had fashionable style and good manners.
What was the name of Duke's first band when he was 17?
The Duke's Serenaders
What is the name of the creative movement that Duke found himself in when he lived in Harlem?
The Harlem Renaissance
What were Duke's parents names?
J.E. and Daisy
What was were the laws that were meant to keep black and white people separated?
Segregation
What did Duke study in school that he was interested in and also really good at?
art
What kind of music did Duke's Serenaders start playing that they played "sweet" by playing their instruments sweetly?
Jazz
What was the name of Duke's band in Harlem?
The Washingtonians
Where was Duke Ellington born?
Washington, D.C.
What kind of piano music did Duke first learn and really disliked?
Classical music
What kind of music did Duke hear Harvey Brooks playing on the piano that made him say "Man, you're just going to have to do it!"
Ragtime
What job did Duke have during WWI?
He was a messenger for the State Department.
What kind of music did Duke's band play that had a grittier sound and had come from New Orleans?
Gut bucket
What was Duke's favorite sport?
Baseball
What job did Duke have when he composed Soda Fountain Rag?
He was a soda jerk at a soda fountain
What was Duke's first wife's name and what was the name of their son?
Edna Thompson and Mercer Kennedy Ellington