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Fact #100134

When:

02041964

Short story:

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at a press preview party for the upcoming NAB Convention in The Celebrity Lounge, at The Maryland Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA. During the evening, Ellington is presented with Downbeat Awards for Top Big Band of 1963 and Top Arranger, by the magazine's editor Don DeMichael.