My new squidoo page about Duke Ellington and author Andrea Davis Pinkney

The title of the lens is "Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra". This is also the title of a children's book written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by her husband, Brian Pinkney. My 4th grader read this story from her school reader aloud to me. It was the story of Duke Ellington from a unique perspective. The book takes a look at his early days, learning the piano, hooking up with his band and their start in New York. This lens will provide a synopsis of the book, a short biography of the author, and listings of her other works. Points in the Duke's career will be highlighted, so as to round out the lens, providing a complete history (hopefully). I plan providing a link in which you can play some of the Duke's music. I'm thinking of including a discography and filmography, or at least links to those lists. This is the plan. My computer will not allow me to work on it right now - I will be getting a new notebook in early March (yay!) so I will be able to work much faster. "Tomorrow's another day" - Missy