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Cleo Laine performing "It Don't Mean a Thing" on The Muppet Show.
Duke Ellington (1899-1974) was a famous jazz performer and songwriter.
Songs performed by the Muppets
- "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.
References
- 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."
Connections
- Grenoldo Frazier played Duke in the revue Billy, Lena and The Duke: A Night of Ellington Music!