Duke Ellington Honored on D.C. Quarter

Written on 24 Feb, 2009 at 14:31 in Arts & Culture | viewed 1,089 times | 1 Comment

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington has done something that no other African American has ever done. The jazz legend became the first to appear solo on circulating U.S. currency today when the U.S. Mint unveiled his image on the new District... (Continue reading)