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Musician
Known around the world as simply "Duke," Duke Ellington was an accomplished American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader and one of the most popular African American celebrities of his time.
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By the time of his passing, he was considered amongst the world's greatest composers and musicians. The French government honored him with their highest award, the Legion of Honor, while the government of the United States bestowed upon him the highest civil honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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"Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young."
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