Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) je olorin ati akorin ara Amerika. Ellington seda orin to poju 1,000 lo. Bi Bob Blumenthal ti iwe-iroyin The Boston Globe se so "In the century since his birth, there has been no greater composer, American or otherwise, than Edward Kennedy Ellington." "Biography". dukeellington.com (Official site). 2008. Retrieved January 26, 2012.  Boston Globe, April 25, 1999