Thursday, April 17, 2025

Ella Fitzgerald


Ella Fitzgerald (1917 - 1996)
American singer, songwriter and composer
called the "First Lady of Song" and the "Queen of Jazz";
first African-American woman to win a Grammy Award;
her accolades included 14 Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts,
the NAACP's inaugural President's Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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  1. Sixpence NotthewiserApril 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM

    She is my FAVORITE!!!!
    OMG I love her voice! Even in her seventies she could SANG.

    XOXO

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  2. eApril 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM

    Ella... such an absolute Legend!

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  3. KirkApril 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM

    Used to look forward to her recorded voice breaking glass on those Memorex commercials.

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  4. This N ThatApril 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM

    She was the best. I remember seeing her and Louis Armstrong in person when I was a teenager. Very memorable!

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