ELLA BIOGRAPHY - JORDAN, JAKE, JUSTIN &

Have you ever heard of scat music? Well, if you have then you know who Ella Fitzgerald is.

Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917 in Newport, Virginia. In her early life, Ella's parents divorced and Ella lived with her mother. When Ella was 15 years old her mother died. Ella went to reform school but ran away in 1934 and ended up living on the street.

At 17 years old, Ella joined Chick Webb's jazz band. She became very famous for her "scat" singing that she made popular.

Ella's music career was very successful. She recorded more than 2,000 songs and 200 albums. She received 14 Grammy Awards, Presidential Medal of Freedom and Kennedy Center Honors.

Ella's personal life was hard. She married two times and both ended in divorce. Diabetes led to both of Ella's legs being amputated and in 1986 she suffered a heart attack. Ella died on June 15, 1996.

Now that you know all about Ella Fitzgerald and her life of music, you might want to listen to some scat music today.

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