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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald. By Devone. Bio. Born April 25, 1917 – In Newport News, VA As a child she was known to make friends easily and participate in neighborhood baseball games E njoyed singing, dancing, and going to the Apollo Theater with her friends

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Ella Fitzgerald

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  1. Ella Fitzgerald By Devone

  2. Bio • Born April 25, 1917 – In Newport News, VA • As a child she was known to make friends easily and participate in neighborhood baseball games • Enjoyed singing, dancing, and going to the Apollo Theater with her friends • After her mother died she started skipping school and getting in trouble with the law and was sent to reform school

  3. How her career started • Ella’s life changed when her name was drawn to perform at the Apollo on amateur night • Instead of dancing like she originally planned, Ella made a last minute decision to sing – this decision changed her life. • Ella entered and won many talent shows and eventually won the opportunity to sing at the with the Tiny Bradshaw band. • Chick Webb , the leader of the band, then hired her to be the lead singer

  4. Her road to fame • With the band Ella recorded songs but didn’t become famous until recording “A-tisket, A-tasket”. • After falling in love and marrying ray brown, of the Dizz Gillespie’s band, and was hired by his producer Norman Granz. • Ella went on the Philharmonic tour and appeared on many T.V. shows

  5. Her struggle • Although her career was blossoming, she suffered from many hardships including issues with her health, but Ella continued to work as hard as she could • Due to the time period she was in she and other tour members also had to deal with discrimination. • While preparing for a show in Dallas police bombarded the performers’ dressing rooms and arrested everyone. • But, while help from her manager and other celebrity fans, including Marilyn Monroe, Ella came out on top.

  6. Her Contributions • Her music alone was a huge contribution to the arts. • However, Ella was not only devoted to her music. She always contributed to organizations for disadvantaged youth. • Because of her contributions she was awarded: • The Kennedy Centers Honors

  7. Because of her contributions she was awarded: • A spot Down Beat magazine’s Hall of Fame • The Kennedy Centers Honors • National Medal of Arts - from the President • Commander of Arts and Letters award - from France • Honorary Doctorates from multiple universities

  8. The end of her career • Many though Ella’s career had come to an end when she got a quintuple coronary bypass surgery and was diagnosed with diabetes, but she pulled through and began to perform again • However, with her health worsen Ella performed for the last time in 1991 • Five years later, at age 76, Ella died in her Beverly Hills home. • By the end of Ella’s career she had won 13 Grammys, sold over 40 million albums and made more than 200 records.

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