Duke Ellington's Great Ladies of Song
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1993-07-09-1993-07-10
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content: Box 23, Folder 5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: The Program in African American Culture of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, presented Duke Ellington's Great Ladies of Song from July 9 to July 10, 1993, in conjunction with "Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington" and in partnership with Anacostia
Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Traveling Exhibition Service, Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, DC ART/WORKS, and Summerworks '93. The program included a presentation of awards to honorees, a performance of the repertoire of Duke Ellington's Great Ladies of Song, a roundtable discussion, and a concert. The scholars were Dr. Marcia M. Greenlee and Anthony Brown. The honorees were Adelaide Hall, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Maria Ellington Cole, Dolores Parker Morgan, and June Norton. The performers were Mary Jefferson, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Bonnie Harris, Jeannie Marshall, and The Smithsonian Movement in Classic Jazz. Program number AC408.80.