Ella Fitzgerald
By J Poet
Ella Fitzgerald was the greatest and most popular female jazz singer in the history of pop music, but calling her a jazz singer really doesn’t do her justice. She sang jazz, but also put her mark on blues, pop, and even folk and rock music, adapting everything to her own unique and highly individual style. Perhaps the greatest scat singer of all time, Fitzgerald’s warm, bell like tones and elegant stage presence made her an artist beloved by music fans around the world. She sang with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, and had her own big band, won 13 Grammys, sold over 40 million albums and won every possible music award including the National Medal of Art... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Genre:
- Jazz, Jazz Vocal
- Birthdate:
- 04/25/1917
- Death date:
- 06/15/1996
