U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 29

U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for April 29

WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29: DUKE ELLINGTON

Profile America - Wednesday, April 29th. One of the giants of American music was born on this day in 1899 in Washington, D.C. - Edward Kennedy Ellington, known to the world as "Duke." Using his orchestra as an instrument, he wrote a stunning array of compositions for records, films, operas, ballets, Broadway shows and even religious music. Among his hundreds of compositions were "Take The 'A' Train," and "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good." When Ellington gained national attention in the late 1920s, Americans spent just over a billion dollars a year on records, radio and musical instruments. Today, we spend about $10.4 billion on recordings alone. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p.239
Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Time to 1970, p. 319
Statistical Abstract 2009, t. 1102

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/ (look under the "Newsroom" button).

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