Ellington, his life, and work, are pretty interesting, but the way this biography was written was not. The biographer established an idea of Ellington's character in the beginning, and that concept never evolved or changed, just continually stayed the same. From a narrative point of view it's more...
bookshelves: published-2013, spring-2014, biography, music, nonfiction, north-americas, fraudio, palate-cleanser, history, under-100-ratings Read from February 23 to March 06, 2014 Read by Peter Francis JamesUnabridged edition 2013 | 17 hours and 43 minutes A major new biography of Duke Ellington...
Another Consummate biography from Teachout. Duke is a well thought through nuanced warts and all Bio. Ellington is without doubt a musical genius and wounded soul who was unnecessarily cruel to the many women in his life and let no one, not even family ever become too close. He routinely stole ideas...
A thorough examination of the life of a music legend and American cultural icon. This is the story of how one man overcame an enormous amount of personal challenges and societal obstacles, to become who he was meant to be: one of the most original, inspiring entertainers of a generation.A music hist...
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