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1. Amazing Americans: Duke Ellington

   Check out a profile of this founding father of jazz.

   http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/ellington

   
   

2. Duke Ellington Collection Tour

   Check out this multimedia exhibit of his life and work, with material from the National Museum of American History. Uses Shockwave, but there's also a text transcript of the tour.

   http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/de-tour/ppreview.htm

   
   

3. Duke Ellington's Washington

   This PBS site explains what Washington, D.C. was like around the time of the Harlem Renaissance. Learn about the people and places that made this time and town special.

   http://www.pbs.org/ellingtonsdc/

   
   

4. Harlem 1900-1940: Edward Kennedy ""Duke"" Ellington

   Learn about this leading figure in the history of jazz, from the Schomberg Harlem Exhibit.

   http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/text/ellington.html

   
   

5. Jazz Kids: Duke Ellington

   Read up on this man who led an orchestra, played piano, and composed over 2000 pieces of music.

   http://pbskids.org/jazz/nowthen/duke.html

   
   

6. Pictures

   /directory/Arts-and-Entertainment/Music/Jazz/Musicians/Ellington--Duke/Pictures

   
   

7. Spectrum Biography: Duke Ellington

   Features a biography of the music pioneer and music clip! Just swing baby!

   http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Ellington.html

   
   

8. Stamp on Black History: Duke Ellington

   Biography of one of the greatest of all jazz composers.

   http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Ellingtn.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0109

   
   

9. Thomson Gale: Duke Ellington

   Read this biography about this famous jazz pianist.

   http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/ellington_d.htm

   
   

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