Duke was a famous African American musician. In 1923 his band moved to Harlem, New York. Duke took piano lessons, He did not like the music he was learning to play, so he quit.Later in life, he started his own band .He is famous for playing jazz.He died in 1974.By then the world knew him as the king of jazz. If Duke Ellington did not exist, there would be no rock music or hip hop today. Rock music and hip hop had jazz music in it.