Place: U Street - Washington, DC Time: The Early 1900s This is part 1 of a 3 part series on the life of American jazz legend Duke Ellington and the place where he grew up - Washington, DC's U Street corridor. In this episode, a young Edward Kennedy Ellington journeys throughout Washington in search of an illusive blessing.

Place: U Street - Washington, DC

Time: The Early 1900s

This is part 1 of a 3 part series on the life of American jazz legend Duke Ellington and the place where he grew up - Washington, DC's U Street corridor.

In this episode, a young Edward Kennedy Ellington journeys around Washington in search of an illusive blessing. Along the way, he'll meet a president, suffer imprisonment at the hands of his piano teacher, and claim a new (royal) title. After the story, we bring in historian Andrew Davenport to talk about Ellington’s fascinating life & times.

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1. Duke Ellington's U Street Quest (Part I)

Place: U Street - Washington, DC

Time: The Early 1900s

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