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Birth Name: Ella Jane Fitzgerald

Born: 25 April 1917 Died: 15 June 1996

Country of origin: United States

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Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass - Cry Me A River - Live 1975

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Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime (1968)

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Ella Fitzgerald The Man I love

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Description: "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time (although some may vote for Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday). Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, Fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution; one could always understand the words she sang. The one fault was that, since she always sounded so happy to be singing, Fitzgerald did not always dig below the surface of the lyrics she interpreted and she even made a downbeat song such as "Love for Sale" sound joyous. However, when one evaluates her career on ... (more)

Tags: American (3), Jazz (2), Died Aged 79 (2), Female (2), Born 1917 (2), Singer (2), Died 1996 (2), Taurus (2), 25 April (1), Amazing (1), Beautiful Voice (1), Jazz Singer (1), Fat (1), Deceased (1), Virginia (1), Diabetes (1), United States (1), Black (1), Southern (1), Vocalist (1)

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Ella Fitzgerald and The Inkspots - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall

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Ella Fitzgerald- "How High The Moon/Epic scat" LIVE 1966 [RITY Archives]

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Notable African Americans who helped pave the way (64 person items)

"Ella Fitzgerald became the first Black female Grammy winner in 1958 when she won the awards for best jazz performance and best female pop vocal performance for her work on the album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook.""

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