It was radio which had prepared New Yorkers for his sound and once his band made connections with the major New York clubs, it was radio which made their sound a national phenomenon. The most important of the clubs which Duke Ellington played for was the Cotton Club. The combination of the national radio broadcasts that aired from the Cotton Club and the addition of Irving Mills as the bands manager launched Ellington from running a great band to being a star...
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His fame gave him the ability to develop his band and add in the best musicians from around the country. The Duke Ellington Orchestra began to get offers from large recording and movie studios. His awe-inspiring success allowed Duke to have the liberty to focus on developing his musical style as well as the flow of Jazz music's national development...
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