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Duke Ellington music sample [|click here] **__ The Harlem Renaissance __** **__ Duke Ellington __** - Born April 1899 in Washington, D.C.  By the time he was 15 he was a composer. He is one of the founding fathers of jazz and one of the greatest jazz musicians to ever live. Also he was a pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. **__ Billie Holiday- __** She was a jazz vocalist born April 7 1915. She spent most of her childhood around Baltimore Maryland. She was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time until substance use got in the way. **__ Louis Armstrong- __** Born August 4 1901 in New Orleans. At the age of 7 he bought his first horn a cornet. He was a jazz musician who was trained and played with Joe “king” Oliver in Chicago. **__ Ethel Waters- __** She was born October 31 1896. She was a Jazz singer who opened theatrical doors for African Americans.