At the age of 19, he was married to a woman named," Edna Thompson", She was his girlfriend since High School! Soon after their lovely marriage, Edna gave birth to her only child. They named him," Mercer Kennedy Ellington. Age of 75, May 24, 1974, Our great piano player, Mr. Duke Ellington, sadly died of lung cancer and pneumonia. His final words were, "Music is how I lived,why I lived and how people will remember me." More than 12,000 people attended his funeral. He was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Bronx, New York city.
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