"My mom used to play Billie Holiday on Sundays, I found Ella Fitzgerald - who’s my absolute favorite jazz singer - and my father listened to Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. "So part of me knew ...

As Tick writes, “across her entire career, the artist was always ‘becoming Ella Fitzgerald.’” Her reign began as a swing singer with the ... of Fitzgerald’s era left to interview ...

Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 ...

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) was a gifted American jazz artist. She had a warm and lovely voice, with notable rhythmic sense, versatility, and intonation, as well as exceptional talent at scat singing.

She enjoyed more international success in 1987 with her tribute to jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald, Ella, Elle l'a. Gall was born in October 1947 into a musical family - her father was singer and ...

December 22, 2020 • Every year, All Songs Considered hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton go on a musical holiday adventure. This year, they take a rocket ride to outer space and are joined by a ...

How many Broadway shows has Ella Fitzgerald been in? Ella Fitzgerald has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows. How many West End shows has Ella Fitzgerald been in? Ella Fitzgerald has not appeared in ...

The Proms has a rich history of celebrating such women, from jazz legends Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald to modern-day singer-songwriters Paloma Faith and Laura Mvula. Here are just a few of the ...

Singers with perfect pitch may also be able to sing a given note on cue, without having heard it. Famous musicians including Ella Fitzgerald and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had perfect pitch, which has ...

John Bommarito interviews Professor Brent Wagner and Assistant Professor of Music Tyler Driskill about an upcoming event at ...

For jazz singers Joyce Grant and Kellie Fuller, all roads lead back to Ella Fitzgerald. It comes as no surprise, then, that a long-awaited collaboration between the two songstresses is a tribute ...