Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
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Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
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Surname :
Fitzgerald
Forename :
Ella
Date :
1917-1996
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Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, 1917-1996
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Brown
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Ella Fitzgerald
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1917-1996
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Fitzgerald, Ella Jane, 1917-1996
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Fitzgerald
Forename :
Ella Jane
Date :
1917-1996
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Biographical History
Ella Fitzgerald (b. April 25, 1917, Newport News, VA–d. June 15, 1996, Beverly Hills, CA) was an American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.
After tumultuous teenage years, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country, but most often associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Fitzgerald left the band in 1942 to start a solo career.
Her musical collaborations with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and The Ink Spots were some of her most notable acts outside of her solo career. In 1993, Fitzgerald capped off her fifty-nine year career with her last public performance.
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https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n83021406
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10569307
https://viaf.org/viaf/6148211
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1768
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83021406
http://cbw.iath.virginia.edu/women_display.php?id=21117
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Subjects
Singers
Singers
African American cooking
Arrangers (Musicians)
Arrangers (Musicians)
Jazz
Jazz musicians
Jazz musicians
Jazz vocals
Music
Music
Popular music
Popular music
Women jazz singers
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Americans
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Singers
Singers
Jazz musicians
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United States
00, US
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Newport News
VA, US
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Beverly Hills
CA, US
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Death
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