Duke Ellington - mid 20th Century
from Duke Ellington: Music is my Mistress, page 220:
Marie Ellington was so pretty that it took a while for audiences to realize that she was presented for the purpose of singing rather than just to be looked at! Then, when they became aware of her lovely, sultry voice, they simply surrendered.
cite as
Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington: Music is my Mistress (New Jersey, 1973), p. 220. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1429448168243 accessed: 31 March, 2025
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hide composers| female vocalist | performed by Marie Ellington |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | mid 20th Century |
| Medium | live |
Originally submitted by 5011Henning on Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:56:08 +0100
Approved on Wed, 17 May 2017 10:35:40 +0100