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Duke Ellington Quotes

By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
Duke Ellington

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Category:
American Musician Quotes
Date of Birth:
April 29, 1899
Date of Death:
May 24, 1974
Nationality:
American
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Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did.
Duke Ellington


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