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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
Duke Ellington
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Duke Ellington
Age: 75 †
Born: 1899
Born: April 29
Died: 1974
Died: May 24
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Bandleader
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Film Score Composer
Jazz Arranger
Jazz Musician
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Washington
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