- 美国
- 别名：
- 外文名： Sir Duke
- 身高：185cm
- 星座：金牛座
- 人气：0°
介绍：
Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", "Solitude", "In a Mellotone", "Satin Doll"), pianist and conductor, holder of an honorary music degree from Wilberforce University and an LHD from Milton College, Duke Ellington led his own orchestra by 1918, and came to New York in 1923, appearing at the Cotton Club between 1927 and 1932. Making his first European tour in 1933, he followe… 更多>>
爱德华·肯尼迪·艾灵顿
详细资料
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Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", "Solitude", "In a Mellotone", "Satin Doll"), pianist and conductor, holder of an honorary music degree from Wilberforce University and an LHD from Milton College, Duke Ellington led his own orchestra by 1918, and came to New York in 1923, appearing at the Cotton Club between 1927 and 1932. Making his first European tour in 1933, he followe… 更多>>
个人乐团
从小开始学习钢琴。1916年首次担任钢琴师演出爵士乐，此后组织了自己的乐队，20世纪20年代晚期风靡全国。1959年获专门颁发给有杰出成就的美国黑人的史宾纲奖，1969年被授予总统自由勋章（PresidentialMedalofFreedom）。1970年进入美国艺术暨文学学会（NationalInstituteofArtsandLetters），成为有史以来当选为该学会成员的少数流行音乐艺术家之一。著有自传《音乐是我的情人》（1973年）。