Ella Fitzgerald

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Ella Fitzgerald was an iconic American jazz singer renowned as the “First Lady of Song” for her pure tone, impeccable diction, and virtuosic scat singing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
jazz singer
recording artist
vocalist
activeYearsEnd 1993
activeYearsStart 1934
awardReceived Grammy Award
Kennedy Center Honors
National Medal of Arts
Presidential Medal of Freedom
causeOfDeath diabetes-related complications
collaboratedWith Count Basie
Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Norman Granz
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1917-04-25
dateOfDeath 1996-06-15
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Fitzgerald
fullName Ella Fitzgerald self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ella Jane Fitzgerald
genre bebop
jazz
swing
traditional pop
givenName Ella
instrument voice
knownFor Songbook recordings
improvisation
scat singing
memberOf Chick Webb Orchestra
nickname First Lady of Song
Lady Ella
Queen of Jazz
notableFeature impeccable diction
pure tone
wide vocal range
notableWork Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
Ella and Louis
Ella and Louis Again
numberOfGrammyAwards 13
occupation jazz musician
singer
placeOfBirth Newport News, Virginia
surface form: Newport News, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills, California, United States
recordLabel Decca Records
Pablo Records
Verve Records
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Benny Kornegay
Ray Brown

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C Jam Blues recordedBy Ella Fitzgerald
Just for a Thrill notableRecordingBy Ella Fitzgerald
Too Darn Hot hasNotableRecordingBy Ella Fitzgerald
Duke associatedAct Ella Fitzgerald
subject surface form: Duke Ellington
Satin Doll hasNotableRecording Ella Fitzgerald
Oscar Peterson collaboratedWith Ella Fitzgerald
After You've Gone hasPerformer Ella Fitzgerald
Duke Ellington Orchestra associatedAct Ella Fitzgerald
Cootie Williams recordedWith Ella Fitzgerald
Regal Theater, Chicago hostedPerformer Ella Fitzgerald
Benny Kornegay spouse Ella Fitzgerald
2nd Annual Grammy Awards notableWinner Ella Fitzgerald
Freddie Green recordedWith Ella Fitzgerald
W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues” hasNotableRecordingArtist Ella Fitzgerald
subject surface form: Saint Louis Blues
Lover Man hasNotableInterpretationBy Ella Fitzgerald
Ledisi influencedBy Ella Fitzgerald
Midnight Sun notableRecordingBy Ella Fitzgerald
NEA Jazz Masters Award notableRecipient Ella Fitzgerald
Buddy Rich associatedAct Ella Fitzgerald
Misty notableRecordingBy Ella Fitzgerald
The Mills Brothers associatedAct Ella Fitzgerald
Nelson Riddle workedWith Ella Fitzgerald
A Fine Romance hasNotablePerformer Ella Fitzgerald
A Fine Romance hasNotablePerformer Ella Fitzgerald
this entity surface form: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off coveredBy Ella Fitzgerald
Too Late Now hasNotableCoverVersionBy Ella Fitzgerald
A Foggy Day hasNotablePerformer Ella Fitzgerald
Look to the Rainbow hasNotablePerformer Ella Fitzgerald
Summertime notableRecordingBy Ella Fitzgerald
The Man I Love hasNotablePerformer Ella Fitzgerald
Body and Soul associatedPerformer Ella Fitzgerald
Newport Jazz Festival hasFeaturedArtist Ella Fitzgerald
Cheek to Cheek performedBy Ella Fitzgerald
Joe Pass associatedAct Ella Fitzgerald
Roy Eldridge performedWith Ella Fitzgerald