Duke Ellington

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Across
  1. 4. Claimed this president used to watch him play baseball
  2. 5. "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That _____"
  3. 7. What other continent did he occasionally play in?
  4. 8. What was the name of Duke's sister?
  5. 9. Mildred ______ was Duke's traveling companion after his divorce and raised Mercer
  6. 11. His first composition was "Soda ________ Rag"
  7. 12. What disease ultimately killed him?
  8. 14. Duke ________
  9. 16. What sport did he have a young passion for?
Down
  1. 1. The city where he moved to and gained his fame
  2. 2. Had a son Mercer ______ Ellington
  3. 3. Popular place at the time that Duke had the chance of playing at
  4. 5. Duke originally formed a six man group called a _______
  5. 6. The state he grew up in
  6. 10. What instrument did Duke play?
  7. 13. What month was Duke born?
  8. 15. The type of music he played
  9. 17. Married his long time girlfriend _____ Thompson