Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was a famous jazz performer and songwriter.

Songs performed by the MuppetsEdit

• "It Don't Mean a Thing" performed in episode 216 of The Muppet Show by Cleo Laine and the Electric Mayhem
• "Just Squeeze Me" performed in episode 520 of The Muppet Show.

ReferencesEdit

• The character Duck Ellington on Sesame Street is a parody of the performer. He performed "No Matter What Your Language" with Wynton Marsalis at Birdland in episode 2874.

• Muppet Babies episode 305 featured a spoof of Ellington's radio show (1943, 1945-1946), with Baby Rowlf as a big band conductor.

• Floyd reviewed one of Duke Ellington's recordings in the Muppet Magazine Summer 1987 issue.

• Ellington's hit, "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" was spoofed on Sesame Street with Grover singing "I Do Not Crawl Around Much Anymore."

• In a 1988 episode of Sesame Street, Mae suggests Bob and their band play Ellington's "Sophisticated Ladies."

ConnectionsEdit

• Grenoldo Frazier played Duke in the revue Billy, Lena and The Duke: A Night of Ellington Music!

External linksEdit

• Official site
• Internet Broadway Database
• IMDb