Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29:  Ella Fitzgerald prepares to perform backstage at the 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29:  Ella Fitzgerald performs at 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29:  Ella Fitzgerald prepares to perform backstage at the 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29:  Ella Fitzgerald prepares to perform backstage at the 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29:  Ella Fitzgerald prepares to perform backstage at the 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29:  Ella Fitzgerald prepares to perform backstage at the 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29: Ella Fitzgerald prepares to perform backstage at the 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29: Ella Fitzgerald performs at 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29:  Ella Fitzgerald performs at 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - WHEATON, MD - FEBRUARY 29:  Ella Fitzgerald prepares to perform backstage at the 'Celebrity Rehab' drag show at Rehab on February 29, 2007 in Wheaton, Maryland.
  • Ella Fitzgerald - (FILES) People attend at the legendary Parisian concert hall, Salle Pleyel 13 September 2006 the reopening performance of the appropriately-entitled "Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler. Salle Pleyel reopened its doors this week after a four-year renovation aimed at enhancing its appeal to Europe's finest symphony orchestras. Over the decades some of Europe's finest orchestras graced its stage, as well as legends from the world of jazz, such as Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, and modern music including Ravi Shankar.  AFP PHOTO JEAN AYISSI

(Photo credit should read JEAN AYISSI/AFP/Getty Images)
  • Ella Fitzgerald - (FILES) People arrive in the hall of legendary Parisian concert hall, Salle Pleyel 13 September 2006 for a reopening performance of the appropriately-entitled "Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler. Salle Pleyel reopened its doors this week after a four-year renovation aimed at enhancing its appeal to Europe's finest symphony orchestras. Over the decades some of Europe's finest orchestras graced its stage, as well as legends from the world of jazz, such as Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald, and modern music including Ravi Shankar.  AFP PHOTO JEAN AYISSI

(Photo credit should read JEAN AYISSI/AFP/Getty Images)
"The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time (although some may vote for Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday). Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, Fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution; one could always understand the words she sang. The one fault was that, since she always sounded ...more


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