About Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American improvisational vocal musician, singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.
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Awards & Honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
NEA Jazz Masters
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
National Women's Hall of Fame
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup
honorary doctorate from Princeton University
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