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Dubbed “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless.
1917-1996. By Ashley Angelucci. Ella Fitzgerald, known as “The First Lady of Song,” was a revolutionary American jazz singer who performed all over the world. Her signature style included her iconic vocal range, clear tone and ability to improvise with her hallmark scat singing.
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) was a gifted American jazz artist. She had a warm and lovely voice, with notable rhythmic sense, versatility, and intonation, as well as exceptional talent at scat singing. Inventing her vocals as she sang, she produced melodic lines that put her in the category of great instrumental improvisers.
Dubbed “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless.
Apr 25, 2017 · Ella Fitzgerald, who would have turned 100 Tuesday, was one of the most beloved and versatile singers of the 20th century. In a career that spanned six decades, Fitzgerald recorded hundreds of...
Jun 1, 2005 · 1942. Signs with Decca, producers of her million selling album "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" 1943. Marries Ray Brown, the bassist from the Dizzy Gillespi's band. 1948. Has first over-seas...
Mar 29, 2010 · Ella Fitzgerald 's scat singing — a form of spontaneous musical invention — was as dazzling as her simplest melodic statements. She started as a band singer, then spent the next two decades as a...
