John Duke Biography

He did not have time to learn piano before he retired. His favorite songs to play are classical music. He has a Yamaha piano. He had the piano, but he never played it while working so he gave us that one. After retirement when he relieved he wanted to play so he got a new piano.

At this time, Gershwin's career skyrocketed. He was hired by George White to compose for the Scandals series. He continued doing this for four years. During this time, Gershwin composed his first operetta, Blue Monday. It impressed Paul Whiteman, a famous bandleader, so much that he asked Gershwin to compose a symphonic jazz piece. At this time, however, Gershwin was still busy composing for White and forgot to compose for Whiteman until only one month before the scheduled performance. During this rushed creation, Gershwin found inspiration to create his most famous individual piece, Rhapsody in Blue. At its first performance, the piece was loved by the audience so much that they gave it a standing ovation.

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Duke formed his own music group called, The Duke’s Serenaders, in late 1917. Between 1918 and 1919, Duke made three important steps towards independence. First, he moved out of his parents home and into a home he bought for himself. Second, Duke became his own booking agent for his band. By doing that Duke’s band was able to play through out the Washington area and into Virginia for private society balls and embassy parties. Finally, Duke married Edna Thompson and on March 11, 1919, Mercer Kennedy Ellington was born.

Duke Ellington is considered to be one of the most influential African-American composers of the twentieth century. He was a composer, bandleader, songwriter, and a musician.  Duke Ellington was born in Washington D.C on April 29, 1899 and died on May 24, 1974 in New York, New York. Often times,  Duke’s music was called “American Music” because it was for America, later his music was placed under the category of Jazz. After his death, Duke’s musical reputation was widely spread across America gaining more popularity.

In his teens James Bowie worked in Avoyelles and Rapides parishes, where he floated lumber to market. He invested in property on the Bayou Boeuf and traded in 1817-18 at what is now Bennett's Store, south of Cheneyville. He was fond of hunting and fishing, and family tradition says that he caught and rode wild horses, rode alligators, and trapped bears. When grown, Bowie was described by his brother John as "a stout, rather raw-boned man, of six feet height, weighed 180 pounds." He had light-colored hair, keen grey eyes "rather deep set in his head," a fair complexion, and high cheek-bones. Bowie had an "open, frank disposition," but when aroused by an insult, his anger was terrible. During the War of 1812, James and Rezin joined the Second

Solomon Northup was born in July of 1808, in Minerva, New York. Solomon was born free due to the death of his father’s, Mintus, owner. His father’s owner was named Captain Henry Northup, which is how Solomon and his father received their last name. While Northup was a child, he had acquired some education, but mainly worked on his family’s farm. In 1828, Solomon married Anne Hampton. In 1834, he and his wife moved to Saratoga Springs, New York. They later had three children, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Alonzo. While in upstate New York, Solomon Northup received the reputation of a talented fiddler.

Duke Ellington was raised by his two talented musical parents in his middle-class neighborhood in Washington DC. Duke was seven when he started playing the piano and earned his nickname “Duke” for him being a gentlemen and his gentlemanly ways. At the age

Walter Raleigh, born of a gentry family (a social-class that is one step below nobility) in Hayes Barton, Denton, 1552. When Sir Walter Raleigh got older, he attended Oxford University. Throughout the entirety of his life, Sir Walter Raleigh had written many pieces of literature, including poetry, which unfortunately had been destroyed. When Sir Walter Raleigh wanted to win the Queen Elizabeth’s favor, he fought in 1580 in the army with the against a rebellion in Munster, Ireland vigorously. Because of this, Sir Walter Raleigh had grabbed the attention of Queen and he was knighted in 1585. In the time-spand of two years, he became Queen Elizabeth’s Captain of the Guard. Later on, Sir Walter Raleigh is found to have studied Law in London, England.

Since the 19th century, William Clifford and William James have been the foremost religious theorist and have attempted to answer significant creation and theological mysteries. However, Clifford and James have varying views on the belief debate, each formulating a rational argument of what the basis for belief should be. Clifford’s, Ethics of Belief and James’ The Will to Believe outline their respective arguments which are vastly similar and but have marked differences. Both articles will be examined for these similarities and difference and stated within this paper.

In New York, Dukelsky met George Gershwin and they became best friend. Since Duke’s classical composition began to explore, Gershwin encouraged Duke’s ambition to write songs in American style, saying “Do not be scared about going low-brow” Also, Gershwin suggested Dukelsky to change his name in to American name called, Vernon Duke. Duke moved to Paris in 1924 and wrote music for Serge Diaghilev’s renowned Ballet Russes. In 1929, he came back to American and began to write songs.

Sir John Suckling was an English Cavalier poet who was born in February 1609 in Whitton, England. Being a Cavalier was a description places on those who showed immense loyalty to King Charles I during the English Civil Wars. They were prided on the belief that their writing included polished and elegant lyrics (Cavalier Poet, n.d). Best known for his lyrics, Suckling wrote four plays, the most popular of which is the tragedy of Aglaura in 1637. Along with his lyrics and plays, Suckling wrote many poems, the most popular being Ballad Upon a Wedding All of his writings have aspects of William Shakespeare, Francis Beaumont, and John Fletcher, all famous dramatists at the time. Early in his life Suckling went to school at Cambridge and later Gray’s Inn in 1627, the latter being a prestigious university for training lawyers.

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John the Baptist is a significant and familiar character in the Bible. Even as significant and familiar as he is, very little is known about him. We are told that he was born to Zechariah, a temple priest, and his mother, Elizabeth, was a cousin to Mary, the mother of Jesus. From other bits and pieces within the Bible, we know he was an unusual character. He chose to live a rugged life in the mountainous area of Judea between the city of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. His clothes were made out of camel’s hair and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey. Yum! Even though little is known of him, his coming was foretold over 700 years prior by the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah said, “A voice of one calling: ‘In the desert prepare the way for

Johns first poem was called Astrea Redux this poem would make a mark of a successful campaign that would secure the attention for the restored court. Following the Astrea Redux was a poem in the coronation of 1661. A poem written that praised Edward Hyde and Lord chancellor of the new king in 1662. That same year John was elected to the royal society. In 1663 he married an Elizabeth Howard. By marrying Elizabeth, John had come to meet james the duke of york. James was under suspicion of being by the roman catholic , Elizabeth 's family included recusants like her eldest brother Charles. Most of John 's poems were turned into plays at the church he went to as a kid. There he became famous and started to grow his reputation.