On Saturday, June 15th, 1996, an era in jazz singing came to an end, with the death of Ella Fitzgerald at her home in California. She was the last of four great female jazz singers (including Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, and Carmen McRae) who defined one of the most prolific eras in jazz vocal style...See full bio »
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Episode #4.4
(1966)
(performer: "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" - uncredited, "It Don't Mean a Thing", "Mood Indigo" - uncredited, "Mood Indigo", "The Moment of Truth" - uncredited, "The Moment of Truth", "Where or When" - uncredited, "Where or When", "September in the Rain" - uncredited, "September in the Rain", "New Sun in the Sky" - uncredited, "New Sun in the Sky", "Great Day" - uncredited, "Great Day", "Happy Days Are Here Again" - uncredited, "Happy Days Are Here Again", "We Like Each Other Fine", "Body and Soul" - uncredited, "Body and Soul" / performer: "Hello, Dolly!" / as "Hello, Ella!")
1966All My Life
(short)
(performer: "All My Life")
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Episode #1.28
(1958)
(performer: "April in Paris" - uncredited, "Angel Eyes" - uncredited, "When You're Smiling the Whole World Smiles with You" - uncredited, "Moonlight in Vermont" - uncredited, "I May Be Wrong but I Think You're Wonderful" - uncredited, "Put Your Dreams Away" - uncredited)
[To music conductor Andre Previn, who she had been encouraging to relax, when he mentioned that her cue was about to come up] Honey, get the hell back in that pit!
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Trivia:
Ella joined ASCAP in 1940, and her chief musical collaborators included Chick Webb, Lupin Fien, and Josef Myrow. Her popular-song compositions include "A-Tisket, A-Tasket", "You Showed Me the Way", "Spinnin' the Web", "I Found My Yellow basket", "Chew, Chew, Chew", "Please Tell the Truth", "Oh! But I Do", and "Just One of Those Nights".
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