In his lifetime, Duke received numerous awards and honors including the highest honor bestowed on an American civilian, the Congressional Medal Of Freedom.
This is not a complete inventory.
John's University, Gold Medal of Honor, 1985 Caine, Michael - 2.
Ellington integrated his soloists' exotic-sounding trombone growls and wah-wahs, their high-squealed trumpets, their sultry saxophone blues licks and Harlem's street rhythms into his arrangements.
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, 1981 - 2.
John The Divine; he was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.