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duke ellington. duke looked at him and said, what's the problem?said, oh, i thought i had -- i guess i was mistaken. i thought i was supposed to make them and you were supposed to sell them. >> when you got lady gaga and tony bennett together, such a compelling mixture of talent, bringing these generations together and it just works. tony, for you, it must be constantly reinvigorating. >> it is. >> to play with the great performers of the day. >> but there's no condescension -- condensation -- he doesn't look down on the artists. whether lady gaga, norah jones or john mayer, they're on an equal level. so he's not condescending on that. i think the artist comes in very nervous and has a lot of trepidation. in two minutes he's making them relaxed because they feel equal. and he treats the artist -- he has such a respect for the artist. >> the one thing that always strikes me about you, tony, is you have effortless style and you're very chivalrous and polite, courteous, all those kind of old fashioned values. do you think they've slightly gone out of

ages of 6 and 15 are touring the united states and today, they brought down the house at the duke ellington school for the arts. it was a show invitation that the dean of arts had to think about, because part of this act includes the story of the cuban five, those are five intention officers imprisoned in this country for spying. >> the cuban five is a controversial issue. it's very charged for americans and cubans, but i couldn't help identify with those activists in our history that share a similar past. that element of the story made me enthusiastic about hearing more. >> that children's group will be traveling to new york city. they are also scheduled to perform a private presentation to the u.n. sometime next week. thanks for joining us, topper and i will be back tonight at 11:00 along with anita brikman. until then, have a great evening. we'll talk to you a little later. stay warm. bye bye. ♪ and the flowers and the trees ♪ ♪ all laugh when you walk by ♪ and the neighbors' kids run and hide ♪ deep inside you, there's a person who refuses to be kept deep inside you. ♪ but you're not ♪

. >> duke ellington sees it differently. she says these kids are sharing a story. >> the fact that the continuing saga allows us all to become enlightened and then have a choice about whether we're going to become involved or not. but i think it's important to hear the stories of humanity. >> it's a debate that does not escape the younger performer here. for many reasons, they wish that this would all be over so the two countries can come together, the two countries can be stronger. and that's why their music makes a difference. brittany morehouse, 9news now. >> so much talent. children's group will travel to new york city and san francisco next. they are also scheduled to perform a private performance for the united nations and that show lands on the same day the u.n. will vote on the blockaid on cuba. lesli. >> i'm in the kitchen. it's a place where all of us hope to have it stocked with food, but in these tough times, that is getting harder and harder for a lot of our neighbors to do. in fact, some folks living in dumfrie

but that's all happening too, people like billie holiday, count basie, duke ellington, they were all playing in the fillmore district, bop city, plantation club, jack's tavern. that's another world that i was intrigued by and the fact that there were neisei jazz musicians. also the no no boys, which i'm not sure if you are aware of, but one of the story lines in the play is about the character called chet monkawa and he was what was known as a no no boy. at some point everyone in the internment camp was asked to do this questionnaire and there were two questions, question 27 and 28, which basically said you were foreswear allegiance to japan and the emperor and will swear allegiance to america and that you will serve in the armed forces. and for young neisei men in their late teens and 20's, if you signed that, by and large the sense was you could be drafted. and what came about was a certain amount of controversy over those two questions because a lot of things were floating around. one of the arguments, and that's my character, we're locked up. we're in prison and then i'm asked to

it used to attract artists like duke ellington and was the heart of black business.this flower shop has been in the family for the three generations. from its perch on the corner, it has watched the street developed into one of the city's main arteries and made attractions. >> it has been through so many changes but it is back up again and i'm happy about that. >> being named one of the top 10 greatest streets in america is just part of a story for a street whose roots run deep in african-american history gary >> -- african american history. >> i am glad to see the diversity come. the complexion of the city is changing the complexion of businesses changing. >> there is something to sing about across the river where a cobblestone street in alexandria was also named one of the top 10 greatest trades in the usa >> i like the fact that king street is oriented around the artists. >> is a great place to be and it is certainly romantic. >> king street earned the honor because it retains its historic fabric. >> the scaling is nice, the proportions are nice but, the people ar

duke ellington, just one of the musical greats who played this great street. >> i like the diversitythe clubs, the eateries and just the diversity of the people walking up and down the street. >> reporter: king street in old town alexandria was singled out because it is bustling with activity but the apa says alexandria has also managed, despite the passage of time, to hold onto its past. >> it is a great street. >> reporter: coworkers spent their lunch break looking out over king street. >> reporter: what is cool about king street? >> the history, the ambience. the town is kind of the same other than asphalt. >> reporter: and finally davis street. when the route 29 bypass was built, people didn't have a reason to come here to downtown culpeper. they just kept right on going. but the business owners got together and made this a destination. >> it is just unique. there are so many different unique shops. i don't like chain stores and you don't have that downtown. all the different restaurants, they've got great restaurants down here. >> >> reporter: so air -- so you're glad you moved

duke ellington just one of the musical greats who played this great street. >> i like the diversity ofe diversity of the people walking up and down the street. >> reporter: king street in old town, alexandria was singled out because its bustling with activity, but the apa says alexandria has also managed despite the passage of time to hole onto its past. >> -- hold onto its past. co-workers gwen miller and steve lofton spent their lunch break looking out over king street. what's cool about king street? >> the history, the ambiance, the town was constructed during the civil war, so it's kind of the same other than the -- few. >> reporter: and finally davis -- asphalt. >> reporter: and finally davis street in downtown culpeper. the american planning association says when the route 29 bypass was built people didn't have a reason to come here to downtown culpeper. they kept right on going, but the business owners got together and made this a destination. >> it's just unique. there's so many different unique shops. i don't like chain stores and you don't have that downtown. all different re

you've mingled with duke ellington, paul robeson, muhammad ali, alina horn, eleanor roosevelt, president doctor king? >> beyond being deeply moved by his intellectual capacity, it was his humility and the kind of humanity he revealed whenever he walked into a campaign and was deeply concerned about whether or not he was doing the right thing. not morally but tactically because always there was the threat that people might get hurt, somebody might be taken out, and he felt a great sense of responsibility and burden for making decisions that would put people in harm's way. those of us who sat in his circle had to continually reinforce the sense that what he was doing was not only morally correct but socially necessary. and he took some comfort in the fact that we encouraged him. >> you encouraged him in becoming a civil rights leader yourself. and you write in your book why had i jeopardized in some ways damaged a career trajectory that had made me at 30 the world's first so-called black matinee idol? how do you answer your own question? >> i would say a lot of it is good fortune, the coin

her father, singer nat king cole, asked who was coming to dinner, it might include the likes of duke ellington and billy holiday trade gifted with a wonderful instrument in her voice, she burst into the are and be seen in the 1970's with her debut album, "inseparable." many of us remember it almost as if it were yesterday could she topped the charts with hits like "this will be an everlasting love." she won grammys as best new artist of the year and best female r-&-b performance. behind the glitter of success, she was fighting private battles. in a sense that is what brings her here today. her autobiography, "angel on my shoulder," describes a life spiraling out of control of the time, including health challenges and a highly publicized struggle with addiction. she would later say, "as my success escalated, so did the drug problem." fortunately, she rebounded. she began charting new hits likes "miss you like crazy" and they cover a bruce springsteen's "pink cadillac." she recorded the album "unforgettable with love," an album of her father's biggest hits that was her crowning glory. the bigges