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Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996) is a jazz singer from the United States. In singing career lasted 59 years, she has won 13 Grammy Awards, the Ronald Reagan 2011 vma awards Presidential Medal of Arts and National President George HW Bush awarded the Medal of Freedom by President.
Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia. She is the result of a marriage not a marriage 2011 vma awards between William and Temperance 2011 vma awards "Tempie" Fitzgerald. [1] Her parents split up shortly after she was born and her mother moved to Yonkers, New York to live with her boyfriend, Joseph Da Silva. 2011 vma awards Her half sister of Mrs, Frances Da Silva, was born in 1923.
In 1932 her mother 2011 vma awards died of a heart attack. Since this shock, she slumped education and regular school. She was abusive stepfather and an aunt were adopted. [2] She has been keeping a brothel realm and running errands for the boss some questions relating to the mafia. [3] When authorities arrested grandmother, first they sent her to an orphanage in Riverdale, 2011 vma awards Bronx. Then, because of overcrowded orphanages, she was transferred to the reformatory for women in Hudson, New York. Finally, she ran away and lived for some time wandering. Career
November 21, 1934, she entered a singing career at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. Then she won the opportunity to try in the competition "Amateur 2011 vma awards Nights" that this theater organizations. She tested for a dance repertoire but Edwards were sisters, 2011 vma awards a pair of local dancers, has threatened to turn to sing. She has won first prize with prize of $ 25. [4]
January 1935, Ella Fitzgerald chance to perform for a week with the Tiny Bradshaw band at the Harlem Opera House. There she met drummer Chick Webb's band leader. Webb was hired singer Charlie Linton and board because she does not want to get Ella "slow and sloppy, a rough diamond". [5] Webb for her an opportunity to test with his band when they play for a dance at Yale University.
By 1935, she began singing regularly with Webb's band at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. Along with them, she has recorded many popular songs such as "Love and Kisses" and "(If You Can not Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)". But it was not until 1938, thanks to a youthful song called "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," which she co-wrote, she was the public 2011 vma awards at large to know. Chick Webb died June 16, 1939, and his band was renamed "Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra" by Ella as the leader. In 1942 she split from the band to start performing stand-up career. Signed to Decca, she has a lot of favorite posts are also widely recorded with prominent artists as the Ink Spots, Louis Jordan, the Delta Rhythm Boys.
Thanks to the manager Milt Gabler of Decca's, Ella began collaborating with jazz impresario Norman Granzas, frequently appearing in concerts called Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP) his. Her relationship with Granz was further strengthened when he became her manager. The 1945 recording titled "Flying Home" was later the New York Times described as "one of the recordings of vocal jazz-influenced most of the decade". Last bebop "Oh, Lady be Good!" (1947) and also similar to the famous lifting up her position leading jazz singers.
Ella continued to perform in Granz's JATP concerts until 1955. She left Decca and Granz, Verve record label founded Records. Later, she talks about this period as a strategic turning point. The album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook," 2011 vma awards released in 1956, is the first album in 8 Songbook series of albums that Ella will be recorded for Verve from 1956 to 1964. Songbook album series critics are appreciated and very successful commercially. 2011 vma awards This is the most outstanding contributions of women to American culture.
Verve Records was sold to MGM in 1963 for $ 3 million. In 1967 MGM failed 2011 vma awards to renew the contract with Ella. In the next 5 years, she moved through the transfer within three record labels are Atlantic, Capitol and Reprise. With Capitol, she recorded the album hymn "Brighten the Corner", "Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas" - album of carols Christmas tradition, 2011 vma awards "Misty Blue" - country album harkened back to the West, and "30 by Ella ".
In 1972, the unexpected success of the album "Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72" helped establish Granz's Pablo Records label, private label's first since he sold Verve. Ella done about 20 albums for the label. Recorded live album "Ella in London" in 1974 with Tommy
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996) is a jazz singer from the United States. In singing career lasted 59 years, she has won 13 Grammy Awards, the Ronald Reagan 2011 vma awards Presidential Medal of Arts and National President George HW Bush awarded the Medal of Freedom by President.
Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia. She is the result of a marriage not a marriage 2011 vma awards between William and Temperance 2011 vma awards "Tempie" Fitzgerald. [1] Her parents split up shortly after she was born and her mother moved to Yonkers, New York to live with her boyfriend, Joseph Da Silva. 2011 vma awards Her half sister of Mrs, Frances Da Silva, was born in 1923.
In 1932 her mother 2011 vma awards died of a heart attack. Since this shock, she slumped education and regular school. She was abusive stepfather and an aunt were adopted. [2] She has been keeping a brothel realm and running errands for the boss some questions relating to the mafia. [3] When authorities arrested grandmother, first they sent her to an orphanage in Riverdale, 2011 vma awards Bronx. Then, because of overcrowded orphanages, she was transferred to the reformatory for women in Hudson, New York. Finally, she ran away and lived for some time wandering. Career
November 21, 1934, she entered a singing career at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. Then she won the opportunity to try in the competition "Amateur 2011 vma awards Nights" that this theater organizations. She tested for a dance repertoire but Edwards were sisters, 2011 vma awards a pair of local dancers, has threatened to turn to sing. She has won first prize with prize of $ 25. [4]
January 1935, Ella Fitzgerald chance to perform for a week with the Tiny Bradshaw band at the Harlem Opera House. There she met drummer Chick Webb's band leader. Webb was hired singer Charlie Linton and board because she does not want to get Ella "slow and sloppy, a rough diamond". [5] Webb for her an opportunity to test with his band when they play for a dance at Yale University.
By 1935, she began singing regularly with Webb's band at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. Along with them, she has recorded many popular songs such as "Love and Kisses" and "(If You Can not Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)". But it was not until 1938, thanks to a youthful song called "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," which she co-wrote, she was the public 2011 vma awards at large to know. Chick Webb died June 16, 1939, and his band was renamed "Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra" by Ella as the leader. In 1942 she split from the band to start performing stand-up career. Signed to Decca, she has a lot of favorite posts are also widely recorded with prominent artists as the Ink Spots, Louis Jordan, the Delta Rhythm Boys.
Thanks to the manager Milt Gabler of Decca's, Ella began collaborating with jazz impresario Norman Granzas, frequently appearing in concerts called Jazz at the Philharmonic (JATP) his. Her relationship with Granz was further strengthened when he became her manager. The 1945 recording titled "Flying Home" was later the New York Times described as "one of the recordings of vocal jazz-influenced most of the decade". Last bebop "Oh, Lady be Good!" (1947) and also similar to the famous lifting up her position leading jazz singers.
Ella continued to perform in Granz's JATP concerts until 1955. She left Decca and Granz, Verve record label founded Records. Later, she talks about this period as a strategic turning point. The album "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook," 2011 vma awards released in 1956, is the first album in 8 Songbook series of albums that Ella will be recorded for Verve from 1956 to 1964. Songbook album series critics are appreciated and very successful commercially. 2011 vma awards This is the most outstanding contributions of women to American culture.
Verve Records was sold to MGM in 1963 for $ 3 million. In 1967 MGM failed 2011 vma awards to renew the contract with Ella. In the next 5 years, she moved through the transfer within three record labels are Atlantic, Capitol and Reprise. With Capitol, she recorded the album hymn "Brighten the Corner", "Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas" - album of carols Christmas tradition, 2011 vma awards "Misty Blue" - country album harkened back to the West, and "30 by Ella ".
In 1972, the unexpected success of the album "Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72" helped establish Granz's Pablo Records label, private label's first since he sold Verve. Ella done about 20 albums for the label. Recorded live album "Ella in London" in 1974 with Tommy
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