Biography

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, 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.

Known For

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

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Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ruby

60 Songs: BBC Two at 60

Self (archive footage)

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Flora

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Self

The Apollo

Self (archive footage)

They All Came Out to Montreux

Self (archive footage)