Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Duke Ellington Biography and Timeline

Follow Duke Ellington through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.

Duke Ellington, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1922–1937Years on this page

1922

Duke Ellington Orchestra

Arts / Popular Music

Jazz musician Duke Ellington moves to New York, forms band that ultimately becomes Duke Ellington Orchestra

1937

Caravan

Arts / Popular Music

Duke Ellington & his band recorded the classic, "Caravan", for Brunswick Records

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.