"Duke Ellington's Orchestra to Play at Annual Senior Prom"

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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

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/14768/archive/files/8a67fc1ac204922bbf825b8aed449c0f.pdf
Date Added
May 13, 2016
Collection
African American Speakers at Bucknell
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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.