What special award did Duke Ellington receive posthumously in 1999?
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Kennedy Center Honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pulitzer Prize Special Award
Answer
Duke Ellington was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music in 1999. This prestigious award recognized his significant contributions to jazz and American music throughout his career.
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