"Duke Ellington's Orchestra to Play at Annual Senior Prom"
Dublin Core
Title
"Duke Ellington's Orchestra to Play at Annual Senior Prom"
Subject
Duke Ellington performs on campus for the third time
Description
The Bucknellian article from February 1954 announces that the famous jazz musician and composer, Duke Ellington (1899-1974), and his orchestra will return to Bucknell for the third time to play at Senior Prom. The author gives a brief background of Duke Ellington and recounts the other visitations by Ellington’s orchestra, one of which took place in Carnegie Hall.
Creator
The Bucknellian - author unknown
Source
The Bucknellian
Publisher
The Griot Institute
Date
February 25, 1954
Type
Image, Text, News Article
- Date Added
- May 13, 2016
- Collection
- African American Speakers at Bucknell
- Tags
- Bucknell, Bucknellian, Campus Life, Duke Ellington
- Citation
- The Bucknellian - author unknown, “"Duke Ellington's Orchestra to Play at Annual Senior Prom",” Bucknell Civil Rights Project, accessed May 14, 2024, http://bucivilrights.omeka.bucknell.edu/omeka/items/show/96.