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Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes 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, timing, intonation , absolute pitch , and a "horn-like" improvisational ability ...
Ella Fitzgerald released many stand alone singles throughout her Verve years. These were re-issued in 2003 on the 2-CD set, Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1 . The late 1960s and early 1970s saw Fitzgerald release albums on several major record labels, including three albums on Capitol Records and two on the Reprise Records label.
The singles discography of American singer Ella Fitzgerald contains 166 singles and six other charting songs. Her first recordings were collaborations with orchestras, beginning with the charting song "All My Life" with Teddy Wilson.
Fitzgerald in 1962 This article contains a list of awards and accolades won by and awarded to American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Awards and accolades Awards, citations and honors National Medal of Arts Honorary membership of Alpha Kappa Alpha (1960) American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers highest honor (1965) Bing Crosby Lifetime Achievement Award (1967) Hollywood Walk of Fame ...
Sunshine of Your Love is a 1969 live album by Ella Fitzgerald.Recorded at the Venetian Room, The Fairmont San Francisco, in October 1968.The main body of works performed here are contemporary pop songs from the late 1960s.
R&B legend, Detroit native and Grammy nominee Freda Payne is bringing jazz luminary Ella Fitzgerald back to life onstage at Meadow Brook Theatre’s “Ella, First Lady of Song,” opening this ...
Things Ain't What They Used to Be is a 1970 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald - the final album that Fitzgerald recorded on the Reprise Records label. The album was re-issued on CD with alternative artwork in 1989. It was released together on one CD with Ella's first album recorded for Reprise label, Ella.
Ella is a 1969 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald and the first of two albums she recorded for the Warner Bros. owned Reprise label. This album continues the theme set on Fitzgerald's previous album, consisting in the main part of cover versions of popular songs from the late 1960s.