Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

(1917–1996) conductor United States

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Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) was a United States conductor.

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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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|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup|honorary doctorate from Princeton University

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