Labels:text | font | screenshot | paper | letter | number | document OCR: CHRONOLOGY APRIL 29, 1899 Bom Edward Kennedy Ellington, in Washington, D.C. JULY 2, 1918 Marries high school sweetheart Edna Thompson. SEPTEMBER 1923 Moves to New York with a band called the Washingtonians. DECEMBER 4, 1927 The Duke Ellington band opens at the Cotton Club, New York. OCTOBER 1930 Records own composition "Mood Indigo." JANUARY 23, 1943 Premieres symphony "Black, Brown, and Beige" at Carnegie Hall, New York. JULY 7, 1956 Plays historic set at Newport Jazz Festival, the recording of which becomes his biggest seller. OCTOBER 24, 1973 Premieres his "Third Sacred Concert" at Westminster Abbey, London, as part of United Nations Day celebrations. MAY 4, 1974 Dies of cancer in New York.
