(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington ... ode to the New York City subway line that led to Harlem, the heart of Black culture during the Harlem Renaissance. The song’s bright, swinging energy ...

Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years. Among ...