Ella Fitzgerald Collection of photographs and music, 1920-1996

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Ella Fitzgerald Collection of photographs and music, 1920-1996

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf2p300477

This collection consists of photographs, music sheets, folios, and ozalid copies

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Performing Arts Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6663610

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Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996

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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...