Longtime Milwaukee lounge owner Minnette "Satin Doll" Wilson was known for her fearlessness when it came to speaking her mind. Minnette Wilson And when police went to Satin Doll's Lounge to talk with ...

Presented by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in homage to Duke Ellington and his last pop hit recording of "Satin Doll" for Capitol Records in 1953. Performers LaLa, E-Melodi and Candi Bleu ...

Duke Ellington, the District native who became one of the 20th century's most prolific and influential composers, had a career that spanned five decades and more than 20,000 performances. Born in 1899 ...

The early 1950s were a worrying time for Duke Ellington. Musical tastes were changing and big bands were going out of business. Ellington was nervous. "I like to keep a band so I can write and hear ...

Some of you will remember "Sophisticated Lady," "Take the 'A' Train" and "Satin Doll." They are three of the many hit tunes turned out by Duke Ellington and his band. There was nobody bigger in the ...