Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades.
Born in Washington, D.C.,
Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe.
Although widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music rather than to a musical genre such as jazz.
Some of the jazz musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in the idiom.
Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz.
Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades.
A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format
, Ellington wrote more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, with many of his pieces having become standards.
Ellington also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, for example Juan Tizol's "Caravan", and "Perdido", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz.
In the early 1940s, Ellington began a nearly thirty-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion.
With Strayhorn, he composed many extended compositions, or suites, as well as additional short pieces.
Following an appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, in July 1956, Ellington and his orchestra enjoyed a major revival and embarked on world tours.
Ellington recorded for most American record companies of his era, performed in several films, scored several, and composed a handful of stage musicals.
Ellington was noted for his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and for his eloquence and charisma.
His reputation continued to rise after he died, and he was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music in 1999.
You Don't Need Me Now
" You Do n't Need Me Now" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black.
It was released in January 1999 as the fifth and final single from the album" Nothin' but the Taillights".
The song reached# 29 on the" Billboard" Hot Country Singles& Tracks chart.
The song was written by Black and Shake Russell.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Don George
Don R. George( August 27, 1909 – 1987) was an American lyricist of popular music.
His songs include" The Yellow Rose of Texas I Ai n't Got Nothin' But the Blues"( 1937)," I'm Beginning to See the Light"( 1944) and" Everything but You"( 1945).
George has also written lyrics for film songs.
He was a personal friend and occasional lyricist of jazz composer Duke Ellington, whom he followed closely from 1943 until Ellington's death in 1974.
It was with Ellington that he wrote many of hist best- known songs.
George wrote a 1981 biography of Ellington titled" Sweet Man: The Real Duke Ellington".
Nothin' but the Blues
Nothin' but the Blues may refer to:
Nothin' but a Love Thang
" Nothin' but a Love Thang" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Darryl Worley.
It was released in May 2006 as the first single from the album" Here and Now".
The song peaked at No. 35 on the" Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart.
The song was written by Worley, Chris Stapleton and Steve Leslie.
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
"I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues" is a 1937 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Don George.
Blues Magoos
The Blues Magoos are an American rock group from The Bronx, a borough of New York City, United States.
They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning in 1966.
They are best known for the hit song"( We Ai n't Got) Nothin' Yet".

Question: What nationality is the composer of song I Ain'T Got Nothin' But The Blues?
Answer: American