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Duke Ellington Birthday Celebration

 
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR REMARKS BY MAYOR MARION BARRY, JR. DUKE ELLINGTON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION- WESTERN PLAZA PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE BETWEEN 13th and 14th STS., N.W. FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1988 - 11:30 A.M. GOOD AFTERNOON! WE'RE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE ONE OF WASHINGTON, D.C.'S FAVORITE NATIVE SONS — EDWARD KENNEDY ELLINGTON. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO EXPOSE OUR RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY OUR YOUTH, TO A PART OF OUR HISTORY. MY EMPHASIS HAS BEEN TO EXPOSE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO ELLINGTON'S MUSICAL LEGACY. AT A TIME WHEN OUR YOUTH DESPERATELY NEED MODELS TO ASPIRE TO — DUKE ELLINGTON STANDS TALL. WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE OUR YOUTH TO CHOOSE MUSIC, NOT MARIJUANA; CHOOSE COMPOSING, NOT COCAINE OR CRACK; CHOOSE PERFORMING, NOT PCP - TO GRAB HOLD OF AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIFE, NOT DEATH. THIS YEAR WE ARE CELEBRATING ELLINGTON'S 89th BIRTHDAY. AND IN A SENSE, WE PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL OUR SENIORS WHO ARE OUR SPECIAL TREASURES TOO.
Title
Duke Ellington Birthday Celebration
Date
April 29 1988
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