Ellington
Subtitle: the early years
By: Mark Tucker.
Series: Music in American life
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974.; Jazz musicians  -- United States  -- Biography.
Description: For nearly fifty years, Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington was one of America's most famous musicians. Tucker traces Ellington's childhood and young adult years in Washington, D.C. where he got his start as a ragtime pianist, and also draws on accounts from newspapers, periodicals, and trade publications.
Notes: List of compositions and discography: p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.