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| | Ella Fitzgerald - definition of Ella Fitzgerald in Encyclopedia |
 | | With Ellington's band, Lady Ella (as she was now called by other singers) toured Europe and North America, classically opening their shows with the famous Ellington's hit "Take the 'A' train", of which she was one of the few to sing - in her unique way - the little known lyrics. | | | She recorded several hit songs with them, including "(If You Can't Sing It), You'll Have to Swing It", but it was her version of the nursery rhyme, "A Tisket A Tasket" that launched her to stardom. | | | Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she is noted for her purity of tone and "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. |
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| | Ella Fitzgerald - Columbia Encyclopedia article about Ella Fitzgerald |
| | Principally a jazz and blues singer of remarkably sweet and effortless style, Fitzgerald was noted for her sophisticated interpretation of songs by George Gershwin Ira Gershwin, 1896–1983, b. | | | After he died in 1939 she managed the band herself until 1942, when she began to make solo appearances in supper clubs and theaters. | | | Brooklyn, N.Y., wrote beautifully crafted lyrics for many Gershwin songs. |
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