Friday, March 30, 2018

DUKE ELLINGTON, THE CROTON (POINT) BEACH CONNECTION

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We love making interesting finds about Croton's history...here's the latest....

For quite some time, we've been coming across items in various newspapers (from the Daily News and Tarrytown Daily Record to cite just two examples)  about Croton Point Beach Dancing and Music by The Georgia Syncopators. (Click on the photo.) The ads are mainly from the spring and summer of 1922.   

Intirgued, we set out to discover more about THE GEORGIA SYNCOPATORS.  Imagine our surprise to discover that this was one of the aliases used for DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA!!!!  Read more here

So was Duke Ellington ever at Croton Point?  We like to think so...but will continue to search!

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  1. Paul SteinbergMarch 30, 2018 at 11:32 AM

    If Croton activists are determined to rename the park, at least Duke Ellington has a connection.

    I'm still trying to figure out what Eleanor Roosevelt has to do with Croton, let alone Croton Point.

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