Chair Quote by Leslie Uggams

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

— Johnny Mathis

I was living in New York. Sometimes, our gang of musicians would go to Louis Armstrong's home and play records. It was a lesson,…

— Jimmy Scott

I definitely grew up to Nina Simone and a lot of Ella Fitzgerald. And I loved Amy Winehouse. I loved that sort of soulful…

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

One of my biggest musical influences is definitely Ella Fitzgerald as a vocalist.

— Elle Varner

I loved Judy Garland growing up, and I also loved Ella Fitzgerald.

— Lindsay Mendez

My favorite singer is Ella Fitzgerald.

— Brian J. Smith

We used to sing along to Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald records together. She had the most amazing voice ... She's always encouraged me,…

— Sheryl Crow

I would say my greatest musical influences have been Ella Fitzgerald and Mary J. Blige.

— Estelle

The one radio voice that I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald. There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me,…

— Doris Day

I respected Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Those were my heroes, and they were 10 years older than I was.

— Tony Bennett

She and my uncle were very sociable and would have a lot of people over at night to play cards or whatever. The high…

— Louise Fletcher

I met Patti LuPone and Elaine Paige in a party. I didn't speak too much with Patti, but she was lovely with me.

— Elena Roger