Many people can say they saw Duke Ellington perform, but...

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"Many people can say they saw Duke Ellington perform, but few besides Thelma Starks ever handed him a paycheck."

Great line written by Lona O'Connor in an obit about Thelma Starks who ran a ballroom with her husband.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/conte ... sobit.html

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