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Ella Fitzgerald. By Ge’Asa. The Early Years…. Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25 in 1923 New Port N ews Virginia. Fitzgerald went to a Methodist church and she regularly attended bible study and Sunday school. Why is Ella Fitzgerald Famous?.
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Ella Fitzgerald By Ge’Asa
The Early Years… • Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25 in 1923 New Port News Virginia. • Fitzgerald went to a Methodist church and she regularly attended bible study and Sunday school.
Why is Ella Fitzgerald Famous? • Ella Fitzgerald is famous because of her scat singing. • Lady Ella’s vocal range is spanning on three octaves (Db3 to Db6). • With her horn like voice she had improvisational ability. • From 1943 to 1950 Fitzgerald recorded 7 hits. • Her most famous hit was Ella and Basie In 1963.
The Later Years… • The Queen Of Jazz was married at least twice. • She appeared on many TV shows such as Frank S intra Show, Andy Williams, Pat Boone And The Ed Sullivan Show. • Ella was hospilitized again In 1986 at Niagara Falls New York. • She was diagnosed with heart failure. • In 1993 she hade both of her legs amputated below the knee.
Interesting Facts • On November 21 1934 at age of 17,she entered a talent contest at the Apollo Theater. • In 1935 Ella was signed to be a featured singer at The Harlem Opera House. • She loved jazz recordings by Louis Armstrong ,Bing Crosby , and The Boswell Sisters. • She tried so hard to sound like Connie Boswell. • She won 13 Grammy Awards. She won the Kennedy Center for the performing Arts Medal of honor award, National medal of Art. • Presidential medal of Freedom.
Ella Fitzgerald’s Impact on other’s Lives… • She made scat more popular. • She made It possible for their to be female jazz singers. • She made jazz music popular. • She inspired people to like jazz music.
My Opinion My opinion about Ella Fitzgerald is that she has a sweet milky voice . And she is a very very great singer and her low voice and high voice . I think she is really really talented.
Work Cited www. Wikipedia.org www.worldbookonline.com