October 5-11, 1934 Apollo Theatre, New York City, NY
September 11-17, 1936 Apollo Theatre, New York City, NY
January 23, 1943 Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY ("Black, Brown & Beige", benefit for the Russian war relief)
April 16, 1944 Birthday party for Paul Robeson, with Mildred Bailey, Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams & Jimmy Durante
November 14, 1952 Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY (2 shows 8.15 & 11.45)
December 19, 1956 Blue Note, Chicago, IL
July 30, 1958 Dunns Pavilion, Bala, ON
October 13, 1958 Odeon Theatre, Leeds, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45)
October 18, 1958 Odeon Theatre, Leeds, ENG (2 shows 2.30 & 7.30)
May 25, 1959 Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI (Battle of Jazz)
August 18, 1962 Randall's Island, New York City, NY (Summer Festival of Stars, with Nat King Cole & Juliet Prowse)
September 6-November 22, 1963 Department of State Cultural Presentations Program Tour of Near East, South Asia, Syria, Jordan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Ceylon, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, India
February 7, 1966 Concert Hall, Stockholm, SWE (with Ella Fitzgerald)
February 18, 1966 Odeon, Leeds, ENG (2 shows 5.30 & 8.30, with Ella Fitzgerald)
March 31-April 9, 1966 Department of State Cultural Presentations Program Tour of Africa including Senegal
February 5, 1967 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG (2 shows)
May 12, 1968 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (with Tony Bennett & Jack E. Leonard)
February 3, 1970 Festival Of Arts, Perth, AUS
February 4, 1970 Centennial Hall, Adelaide, AUS
February 5, 1970 Festival Hall, Melbourne, AUS
February 7, 1970 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, AUS (2 shows)
November 22, 1970 First United Methodist Church, San Diego, CA
October 19, 1971 Floral Hall, Southport, ENG October 20, 1971 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG October 21, 1971 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (2 shows 7.00 & 9.30) October 22, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG October 23, 1971 Albert Hall, Nottingham, ENG October 24, 1971 Birmingham Theatre, Birmingham, ENG
July 7, 1973 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Jazz Festival)
July 8, 1973 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (Newport Jazz Festival, with Ray Charles, Tito Puente, Aretha Franklin & Donny Hathaway)
October 24, 1973 Westminster Abbey, London, ENG
October 30, 1973 Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, GER
November 14, 1973 Palais Des Sports, Paris, FRA (supported by BB King)
November ?, 1973 London, ENG (Royal Variety Performance)
November ?, 1973 Rainbow, London, ENG
December 3, 1973 Lime Grove Studios, London, ENG (Recorded for BBC TV)
December 5, 1973 Pittsburgh, PA
December 6, 1973 Allentown, PA
December 7, 1973 Academy Of Music, Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 1973 Baltimore, MD
December 10-15, 17-22, 24-29, 31, 1973 & January 1-5, 1974 Rockefeller Center Rainbow Grill, New York City, NY (2 shows 9.00 & 11.15 each night. The 31st was broadcast on NBC's 'All Star Parade Of Bands'. During the four week residency at the Rainbow Grill, Duke undergoes tests in hospital and to have his thyroid gland removed)
December 23, 1973 St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, New York City, NY (Concert of Sacred Music)
1974
January 16, 1974 Western Illinois University Western Hall, Macomb, IL (Postponed until February 21st, due to Duke's condition steadily worsening)
January 18, 1974 Purdue University's Hall of Music, West Lafayette, IN (Postponed until March 21st)
January 20, 1974 Yankton, SD (may have been cancelled or gone on without Duke)
January 21, 1974 Sioux Falls, SD (may have been cancelled or gone on without Duke)
January 24, 1974 Warrensburg, MO (may have been cancelled or gone on without Duke)
January 26, 1974 Osage Beach, MO (may have been cancelled or gone on without Duke)
February 7, 1974 Stratford, CT (may have been cancelled or gone on without Duke)
February 8, 1974 Niagara Falls, NY (may have been cancelled or gone on without Duke)
February 9, 1974 Cleveland, OH (may have been cancelled or gone on without Duke)
February 10, 1974 Georgetown University, Washington, DC (2 shows)
February 14, 1974 Monroe County Fairgrounds Dome Arena, Rochester, NY
February 21, 1974 Western Illinois University Western Hall, Macomb, IL (Rescheduled from January 16th)
March 2, 1974 Peabody Auditorium, Dayton Beach, FL
March 3, 1974 Civic Auditorium, Melbourne, FL
March 4, 1974 Fort Myers Exhibition Hall, Fort Myers, FL
March 5, 1974 Dade County Auditorium, Miami Beach, FL
March 6, 1974 Paramount, Palm Beach, FL
March 7, 1974 Jacksonville, FL
March 8, 1974 Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, Sarasota, FL
March 14, 1974 Paramus, NJ
March 15-17, 1974 Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN (Rescheduled from January)
March 18, 1974 Central Missouri State University Hendricks Hall, Warrensburg, MO
March 19, 1974 University of Missouri, Rolla, MO (Homecoming Dance)
March 20, 1974 Northern Illinois University Ballroom, De Kalb, IL
March 21, 1974 Purdue University's Hall of Music, West Lafayette, IN (Rescheduled from January 18th)
March 22, 1974 Sturges-Young Auditorium, Sturgis, MI (2 shows. Duke's last ever shows)
May 14-15, 1974 Joe Namath's, Birmingham, AL (cancelled)
May 27, 1974 Duke Ellington dies at 3.10am.
May 27, 1974 Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, NY (Duke's funeral held)
1950
January ?, 1950 US TV "Jack Smith Show" January 10-13, 1950 Schine Paramount Theate, New York City, NY (5 shows each day, with comedy team Howell and Bowser & dancers Peck & Peck) January 14-16, 1950 Schine Paramount Theate, Syracuse, NY January 19, 1950 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON January 20-28, 1950 Paradise Theatre, Detroit, MI January 28, 1950 Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH January 29, 1950 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY February 2, 1950 Parkway Theatre, Madison, WI February 4, 1950 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH February 5, 1950 Opera House, Chicago, IL (2 shows with The Orioles) February 6, 1950 Central High School, Kalamazoo, MI February 10-11, 1950 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Junior Class Junior Hop dance, with Louis Prima) February 12, 1950 Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee, WI February 15, 1950 Convention Hall, Tulsa, OK February 16, 1950 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN February 19, 1950 Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA (Postponed until February 26th) February 19, 1950 Russ Auditorium, San Diego, CA February 20, 1950 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA February 21, 1950 Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA February 23, 1950 Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, CA February 24, 1950 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA February 25, 1950 Municipal Auditorium, San Jose, CA February 26, 1950 Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA (Rescheduled from February 19th) March 1-7, 1950 Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles, CA March 6, 1950 Universal Studios Stage 10, Los Angeles, CA (Pre-recording for the film "Salute To Duke Ellington") March 8, 1950 Universal Studios Stage 10, Los Angeles, CA (Filming "Salute To Duke Ellington", Ellington's second and last short film for Universal) March 10-15, 1950 Fox Theatre, San Francisco, CA March 18, 1950 Texas A&M University Guion Hall, Brookshire, TX (Military ball) March 21, 1950 Forum, Wichita, KS March 24, 1950 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL March 25, 1950 Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL March 26, 1950 West Virginia State College, Institute, WV April 5, 1960 Cinéma Normandie, Le Havre, FRA April 6, 1960 Rouen, FRA April 8-10, 1960 Casino Communal, Knokke, BEL April 11, 1960 L'Opéra, Lille, FRA (2 shows) April 12-16, 1960 Palais de Chaillot, Paris, FRA (8 concerts, with 3 matinees) April 17, 1960 Lyon, FRA April 18, 1960 Palais des Fętes, Strasbourg, FRA April 19, 1960 Grand Théatre, Nancy, FRA (2 shows) April 20, 1960 Namur, BEL April 21-25, 1960 Brussels, BEL April 26, 1960 Cinéma la Colisée, Roubaix, FRA April 27, 1960 Forum, Liege, BEL April 28, 1960 Gebouw voor K.& W, Den Haag, NED April 29, 1960 Concertzaal van de Zoo, Antwerp, BEL April 30, 1960 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, NED May 1, 1950 Namur, BEL May 2, 1950 Kongresshaus, Zurich, SUI May 3, 1950 Victoria Hall, Geneva, SUI May 4, 1950 Théatre de Beaulieu, Lausanne, SUI May 5-9, 1950 Teatro Odeon, Milan, ITY May 12-16, 1950 Teatro Quirino, Rome, ITY May 20-21, 1950 Teatro Augustus, Genoa, ITY May 22-23, 1950 Teatro Alfieri, Turin, ITY May 25, 1950 Teatro Politeama, Como, ITY May 26, 1950 Casino, Baden Baden, GER May 27, 1950 Althoff Bau, Frankfurt, GER May 28, 1950 Niedersachsenhalle, Hannover, GER May 29, 1950 Musikhalle, Hamburg, GER (2 shows) May 31-June 1 1950 KB-Hallen, Copenhagen, DEN (2 shows each night) June 2 1950 Stadsteatern, Malmö, SWE June 3 1950 Konserthuset, Stockholm, SWE June 4 1950 Tennishallen, Stockholm, SWE June 5 1950 Circus, Gothenburg, SWE June 6 1950 Aarhus-Hallen, Aarhus, DEN (2 shows) June 8, 1950 Althoff Bau, Frankfurt, GER June 10-11, 1950 Alu-Palast, Hamburg, GER (2 shows each night) June 12, 1950 Capitol, Dortmund, GER June 13, 1950 Apollo, Dusseldorf, GER June 14, 1950 Stadthalle, Heidelberg, GER (2 shows 6.30 & 9.00) June 16, 1950 Stadt-Casino, Basel, SUI June 20, 1950 Salle Wagram, Paris, FRA June 26, 1950 Bern, SUI July 18, 1950 New York City, NY (US TV "Cavalcade Of Bands") July 20, 1950 Old Orchard Pier, Portland, ME July 23, 1950 Casino Pier, Narragansett, RI July 28, 1950 Civic Center, Geneva, NY (Personal appearance at a teen dance featuring the Moonlighters, arranged by Club 86 owner Jimmy Legott) July 28-30, 1950 Club 86, Geneva, NY July 31-August 5, 1950 Standish Hall Hotel, Hull, QC August 10-16, 1950 Circle Theater, Indianapolis, IN August 18-24, 1950 Regal Theatre, Chicago, IL (with Howell & Bowser, Bobby 'Tables' Davis & the Three Co-Ops) August 26-29, 1950 Paramount Theate, Buffalo, NY (with Howell & Bowser, Bobby 'Tables' Davis & the Ella Fitzgerald, plus the film "Trial Without Jury") September 1-3, 1950 Detroit, MI September 4-6, 1950 CNE Dance Pavilion, Toronto, ON September 14-20, 1950 Apollo Theater, New York City, NY (with The Three Co-Ops dance team, Bobby 'Tables' Davis (who would pick up tables and chairs with his teeth), Chubby Kemp, Barbara Windfield & (comedian) Dusty Fletcher) September 22-28, 1950 Howard Theatre, Washington, DC September 29, 1950 White House, Washington, DC (Meeting with U.S. President Truman. After the meeting, Duke played piano for reporters at the National Press Club dinner for an hour) October 4-16, 1950 Paramount Theatre, New York City, NY (with DEO, (tap dancer) Teddy Hale, (comedian) Timmie Rogers & Sarah Vaughan) October 24-26, 1950 Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady, NY (3 shows each day 3.00, 6.00 & 9.00, with Sarah Vaughan, (comedy dance team) Conway and Parks & (comedian) Dusty Fletcher) October 27-29, 1950 3 Rivers Inn, Three Rivers, NY (with (comedian) Dusty Fletcher) November 9-15, 1950 Earle Theater, Philadelphia, PA (with The Orioles, Dusty Fletcher & Joe Chisholm) November 18, 1950 Terrace Ballroom, Newark, NJ November 19, 1950 New York City, NY (US TV "Show Time USA") November 22-28, 1950 Scollay Square Theater, Boston, MA (with Howell & Bowser, Joe Chisholm & Tip, Tap and Toe) November 30-December 6, 1950 Broadway Capitol Theater, Detroit, MI (with The Orioles & Moke & Poke) December 8-14, 1950 Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL (with Sarah Vaughan, Howell & Bowser & Joe Chisholm)
1951
January 18-24, 1951 The Click, Philadelphia, PA January 21, 1951 Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, NY (Benefit for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund) January 23, 1951 WFIL-TV, New York City, NY (US TV "Frank Brookhouser Show") January 25, 1951 Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA January 28, 1951 Academy of Music, Richmond, VA (Cancelled because of a segregation boycott asked by the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Promoter Leon Fields said Ellington called off the show because the boycott "hurt his feelings" as well at hurting all members of his orchestra") February 4, 1951 Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL (2 shows 3.00 & 8.30) February 5, 1951 Parkway Ballroom, Chicago, IL ("A Night At The Mardi Gras", charity event emceed by disc jockey Daddio Dailey, with Louis Jordan Tympani Five, The Ink Spots, (dancer) Teddy Hale, with dance music by the Walter Dyett orchestra) February 9, 1951 Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA February 10, 1951 Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA February 11, 1951 Sacramento, CA February 12, 1951 Opera House, San Francisco, CA (cancelled after the AFM interceded because the promoter had not paid the required advance money. 40 minutes after the concert was to start, Ellington told the 1,500 member audience it was cancelled) February 15-March 1, 1951 Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, NV (First all-black show to play Las Vegas, with Timmie Rogers, The Three Co-Ops, Sammy Montgomery, Kathryn Duffy Dansations with Barney Rawlings & Al Jahns Orchestra) March 2-16, 1951 Club Oasis, Hollywood, CA March 18, 1951 Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA March 19, 1951 El Camino Gardens, Vallejo, CA March 23-29, 1951 Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, NB March 31, 1951 Oasis, Austin, TX April 1, 1951 Amar Ballroom, Cedar Rapids IA April 3, 1951 Hotel Astor, Washington, DC (Newspaper Guild's Page One Ball) April 5, 1951 City University, Jefferson, April 7, 1951 The Terp, Austin, TX April 8, 1951 Surf Ballroom, Clear Lake, IA April 9, 1951 Memorial Union, Ames, IA April 20, 1951 Owensboro, KY April ?, 1951 Pershing Ballroom, Chicago, IL May 2, 1951 New York City, NY (US TV "Kreisler Bandstand Musical Variety") May 3-9, 1951 Birdland, New York City, NY May 11, 1951 Canobie Lake Park Ballroom, Salem, NH May 13, 1951 Ocean Beach, New London, CT May 19, 1951 New York City, NY (US TV "Ken Murray Show") May 25-31, 1951 Apollo Theatre, New York City, NY (with Joya Sherrill, Al Hibbler, Roll & Tap, Howell & Bowser, and tightrope walker Ala Ming) June 5-11, 1951 Meadowbrook Ballroom, Cedar Grove, NJ June 10, 1951 Radio City Studio 6-B, New York City, NY (US TV "Milton Berle's NBC-TV Damon Runyon Cancer Fund Telethon". Duke appeared briefly in a walk-on appearance) June 17, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) June 15, 1951 Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, PA (Benefit concert for Philadelphia Inquirer, part of the Philadelphia Inquirer Music Festival) June 20, 1951 Lewisohn Stadium, New York City, NY (Benefit concert for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund) June 21-30, 1951 Birdland, New York City, NY (with Slim Gaillard) June 24, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) June 28, 1951 Gotham's Studio, New York City, NY (Stars on Parade recording session for the U.S. Army and Air Force Recruiting Service, broadcast the week of August 19th) June 30, 1951 New York City, NY (US TV "Songs For Sale" television and radio simulcast. Duke appeared with Mitch Miller and composer Jules Styne on a show, hosted by Steve Allen, to judge tunes submitted by aspiring songwriters. Peggy Lee (subbing for Rosemary Clooney) and Johnny Desmond (who replaced Tony Bennett) would sing them so they could be judged by the panel. Winners received a cash prize of $100 and the winning tune would be published by BMI) July 1, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) July 6-12, 1951 Howard Theatre, Washington, DC (with John Mason Co., (tap dancer) Teddy Hale, (tightrope walker) Ama Ming, Al Hibler & Joya Sherrill) July 8, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) July 15, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) July 18-31, 1951 Paramount Theatre, New York City, NY (with (dancer) Peg Leg Bates, (comedians) Howell & Bowser, Toni Harper and the film was Peking Express. July 22, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) July 29, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) August 5, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) August 10-16, 1951 Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI (with Al Hibbler, Ella Fitzgerald, (comedians) Howell & Bowser & (tap dancer Bobby Ephraim) August 12, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) August 19, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) August 24-September 6, 1951 Blue Note Cafe, Chicago, IL (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) August 26, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) September 2, 1951 WNEW Studios, New York City, NY (US Radio Duke subbed for Benny Goodman as disc jockey on his Sunday afternoon classical music broadcasts) September 7, 1951 Wisconsin Avenue between N.Water and N.Broadway, Milwaukee, WI ("Free Fun Festival" public street dance, with Marilyn Maxwell & Johnny Desmond) September 10-16, 1951 Club Harlem African Room, Philadelphia, PA September 17, 1951 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON September 18, 1951 La Tour, Quebec City, QC September 19, 1951 Domaine Ideal, Ste Rose, MB September 21-23, 1951 Boston Garden, Boston, MA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, (comedians) Stump and Stumpy, (comedians) Patterson & Jackson, (dancer) Peg Leg Bates & (comedian) Timmie Rogers) September 24, 1951 Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) September 25, 1951 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, RI ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) September 26, 1951 Troy Armory, Troy, NY ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan (who did not perform as her car broke down), Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) September 27, 1951 Mosque Theatre, Newark, NJ ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) September 28, 1951 Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY ('The Biggest Show of 1951, 2 shows with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) September 29, 1951 Municipal Auditorium, Norfolk, VA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, 2 shows with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) September 30, 1951 Mosque Auditorium, Richmond, VA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, 2 shows with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 1, 1951 Colosseum, Baltimore, MD ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 2-3, 1951 Arena, Philadelphia, PA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 4, 1951 New Haven Arena, New Haven, CT ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 5, 1951 Westchester County Center, White Plains, NY ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 6, 1951 Municipal Auditorium, Springfield, MA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 7, 1951 Forum, Montréal, QC ('The Biggest Show of 1951, 2 shows with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 8, 1951 Auditorium, Ottawa, ON ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 9, 1951 Community Auditorium, Kingston, ON ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 10, 1951 Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 11, 1951 Memorial Auditorium, Kitchener, ON ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 12, 1951 London Arena, London, ON ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 13, 1951 Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 14, 1951 Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 15, 1951 Edgerton Park, Rochester, NY ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 16, 1951 Public Auditorium, Cleveland, OH ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 17, 1951 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 18, 1951 Municipal Auditorium, Charleston, WV ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 19, 1951 Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 20, 1951 Sports Arena, Scranton, PA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 21, 1951 National Guard Armory, Washington, DC ('The Biggest Show of 1951, 2 shows with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 22, 1951 Municipal Auditorium, Roanoke, VA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 23, 1951 Mosque Auditorium, Richmond, VA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 24, 1951 Raleigh, NC ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 25, 1951 Municipal Auditorium, Columbia, SC ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers) October 26, 1951 City Auditorium, Atlanta, GA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
The Auditorium management enforced a long-unobserved state law requiring racially separated entrances for public meeting places, and police told "colored" people they had to use the back door. The Afro-American reported that about 1,000 patrons tore up their tickets in protest. The A-A reports "more than 4,000 crowded in to see and hear Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan and Nat (King) Cole" and "there were 1,500 white record fans with a great big section all to themselves."
The local promoter is quoted as saying he had no advance knowledge of the door arrangements, which was new to Atlanta. The arena manager "readily admitted that he made the arrangement, but he was acting on the orders of the City Council Auditorium Committee."
The article goes on to say the white members with Ellington and Cole were allowed to perform, contrasting with Birmingham, where the Police Commissioner told white musicians they could not play on a stage with colored musicians.
October 29, 1951 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
October 30, 1951 Houston, TX ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 3, 1951 State Fair Auditorium, Dallas, TX ('The Biggest Show of 1951, 2 shows with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers. Originally planned as two segregated concerts, whites first and then blacks, plans changed to allow separate seating in the white concert for blacks, and vice versa in the black concert)
November 7, 1951 Robinson Memorial Auditorium, Little Rock, AR ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 10, 1951 Convention Hall, St. Louis, MO ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 11, 1951 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 12, 1951 KRNT Theatre, Des Moines, IA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 15, 1951 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 16, 1951 Hobart Arena, Troy, IN ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 17, 1951 Purdue Hall of Music, West Lafayette, IN ('The Biggest Show of 1951, 2 shows 7.00 & 9.00, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 18, 1951 Civic Opera House, Chicago, IL ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 19, 1951 Masonic Auditorium, Davenport, IA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 20, 1951 Mayo Civic Auditorium, Rochester, MN ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 21, 1951 Municipal Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 22, 1951 Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, WI ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 25, 1951 Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 26, 1951 Memorial Auditorium, Canton, OH ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 27, 1951 Sports Arena, Toledo, OH ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 28, 1951 Memorial Hall, Columbus, OH ('The Biggest Show of 1951, 2 shows with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
November 29, 1951 Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown, PA ('The Biggest Show of 1951, with Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole trio, Marie Bryant and her dance troupe, Stump and Stumpy, Patterson & Jackson, Peg Leg Bates & Timmie Rogers)
December 14, 1951 University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN December 15, 1951 White City Park, Herrin, IL December 16, 1951 Buzz Ballroom, Spring Valley, IL December 20, 1951 University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN December 21, 1951-January 3, 1952 Blue Note Cafe, Chicago, IL
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January 3, 1952 Riverview Ballroom, Sauk City, WI