Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was a famous jazz performer and songwriter.
==Songs performed by the Muppets==
* "It Don't Mean a Thing" performed in episode 216 of The Muppet Show by Cleo Laine and The Electric Mayhem
* "Just Squeeze Me" performed in episode 520 of The Muppet Show.
==References==
* In Sesame Street Episode 2424 (from 1988), Mae suggests Bob and their band play Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady."
* The character Duck Ellington on Sesame Street is a parody of the performer. He performed "No Matter What Your Language" with Wynton Marsalis at Birdland in Episode 2874.
* Muppet Babies episode 305 featured a spoof of Ellington's radio show (1943, 1945-1946), with Baby Rowlf as a big band conductor.
* Floyd reviewed one of Duke Ellington's recordings in the Muppet Magazine Summer 1987 issue.
*Episode 3457 features bird impressionist Michael Tweeter (played by Michael Jeter). As a part of his set at Birdland, he impersonates "Duck Ellington" while singing Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll" (in quack).
* Ellington's hit, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" was spoofed on Sesame Street with Grover singing "I Do Not Crawl Around Much Anymore."
* Ellington's "Take the A Train" is combined with "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" to score a film in "Elmo's World: Transportation."
==Connections==
* Grenoldo Frazier played Duke in the revue Billy, Lena and The Duke: A Night of Ellington Music!
==External links==
* Official site
* Internet Broadway Database
* IMDb
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