Where
Who
When
Fun Facts/Later Life
100
Where was Duke Ellington Born?
What is Washington D.C.
100
Who encouraged Ellington the most about playing the piano?
His mother
100
When was Ellington Born?
April 29, 1899
100
What was the name of the famous club that Ellington's Band moved to and performed at?
The Cotton Club
200
Where did Duke Ellington attend high school?
Armstrong High School
200
Who did Ellington hang around as a teenager?
High School & College Students
200
When did Ellington began taking music lessons?
At the age of seven
200
What else was Ellington apart of besides his Band?
His Orchestra 
300
Where did Ellington hang out as a teenager?

Frank’s Billiard’s next to Howard Theater

300
Who came to Ellington's Baseball Games during his childhood?
President Roosevelt
300

When did Ellington start taking music serious?

When he was a teenager
300
In 1959, Duke Ellington won three Grammy Awards at that one event; what were they for?

Best Performance by dance band, Best Musical Composition of the Year, and Best Soundtrack

400
Where in New York did Ellington move to?
Harlem
400
Who did Ellington Join when he moved to New York?
The Washingtonians
400
When did Ellington write his first Composition?
In 1914 at the age of 15
400
What was the name of the film that Ellington won 3 Grammy's for?
Anatomy of a Murder
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