Jazz

Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald: 100 Songs For A Centennial

Blessed with an instantly recognizable voice full of youthful exuberance and a three-octave range, noted for its pristine and pure tone, the legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is, along with singer ...
Newsweek

The Subtext Behind Ella Fitzgerald’s Music, And What It Says About Jazz

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. "The First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on Tuesday, April 25: institutions from the Library of Congress to the Grammy ...
Orange County Register

Remembering ‘The First Lady of Song’ Ella Fitzgerald on 100th anniversary of her birth

On April 25, 1917, legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is born in Newport News, Virginia. She was called “The First Lady of Song,” an honor whose meaning is captured in a compliment paid to her by ...
Orange County Register

The music of Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie will fill the Hollywood Bowl in celebration of the jazz legends’ centennial

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When the concert to celebrate the centennial of jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald is billed in part as 100 Years, 1,000 Memories, it feels ...
insider.si.edu

Smithsonian Celebrates “First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald With Special Display

To celebrate the centennial of jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996), the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will unveil “Ella Fitzgerald: The First Lady of Song at 100,” a special ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

The Ella Fitzgerald Centennial: Our 'First Lady Of Song'

Her incredible technical abilities were self-evident, but in front of a microphone, she radiated pure joy. The Ella Fitzgerald Centennial: Our 'First Lady Of Song' Her voice is instantly recognizable.
Salon

Behind Ella Fitzgerald’s flirtation with reefer songs

“The First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on Tuesday, April 25: institutions from the Library of Congress to the Grammy Museum will be honoring her amazing contributions to the ...
The New York Times

‘Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things’ Review: Words Without Much Music

This documentary from Leslie Woodhead gives the first lady of song a dry, PBS-ready treatment. By Ben Kenigsberg When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn ...
Jazz

Ella Fitzgerald: 100 Songs For A Centennial

Disc 1: Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance); (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It; Dedicated To You; Big Boy Blue; I Got A Guy; I Found My Yellow Basket; McPherson Is Rehearsin' (To ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Ella Fitzgerald, 'First Lady Of Song'

This show celebrates the music of one of the greatest singers of our time with interviews that include Ella herself; vocalists Betty Carter, Jon... Ella Fitzgerald, 'First Lady Of Song' Ella ...
Chicago Reader

Ella: The First Lady of Song (The Ella Fitzgerald Story)

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Variety

Ella Fitzgerald — First Lady of Song

The Crossroads Theater Co. in New Brunswick continues its bid to rebound from financial woes with "Ella Fitzgerald -- The First Lady of Song." This musical revue featuring former pop diva Freda Payne ...