THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He grew up idolizing “The Duke” John Wayne
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His grandfather was once the royal Duke of France
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He was always fighting with his “dukes up”
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The way he dressed with royalty-like fashion
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Detailed explanation-1: -His mother raised him to be a kind, gentle, and respectful young man, and he was a sharp dresser! Friends began calling him Duke because a ‘duke’ is a kind of royalty and they felt like he deserved a royal, noble name.
Detailed explanation-2: -Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in the Shaw community of Washington, D.C. Ellington was from a middle-class family; he acquired the nickname Duke as a child for his manners, clothing, and personality. He began playing for friends and at parties and soon formed a small dance band named The Duke’s Serenaders.
Detailed explanation-3: -Duke Ellington was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, he led his band for more than 50 years and composed thousands of scores.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ellington credited his friend Edgar McEntee for the nickname: “I think he felt that in order for me to be eligible for his constant companionship, I should have a title. So he called me Duke."