WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Jazz icon Duke Ellington is the first African-American musician on a circulating U.S. coin, his image on the District of Columbia quarter, the U.S. Mint said.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Singer Tony Bennett's painting of Duke Ellington has been accepted into the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, RPM Productions said.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service says it will offer a series of stamps highlighting the African-American cultural experience through vintage publicity posters.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Columbia/Legacy is paying homage to Duke Ellington 30 years after his death with the issue of expanded editions of three of his classic 1950s recordings.
