Soon later Duke's music career started. Duke met Oliver "Doc" Perry and Louis Brown who helped teach him how to read music and helped improve his overall piano playing skills. Duke found some jobs playing at clubs and cafes in the Washington area. Three months before Duke graduated he dropped out of school and began his professional music career...
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Between 1918 and 1919, Duke made three important steps towards independence. First, he moved out of his parents home and into a home he bought for himself. Second, Duke became his own booking agent for his band. By doing that Duke's band was able to play through out the Washington area and into Virginia for private society balls and embassy parties...
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duke ellington Duke later recounted that, "When I got home I had a real yearning to play. I hadn't been able to get off the ground before, but after hearing him I said to myself, ?Man you're going to have to do it...	3 / 720
Duke Ellington Duke later recounted that, "When I got home I had a real yearning to play. I hadn’t been able to get off the ground before, but after hearing him I said to myself, ‘Man you’re going to have to do it...	3 / 738
Duke ellington biography In doing this he formed his own group in 1917, The Duke's Serenaders. In the following years Ellington made three large steps to independence. First, he moved out of his parents house and into a house he had purchased...	3 / 607
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