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Thursday, May 1, 2014

ELLA - Brandon

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia

Ella was a child of William Fitzgerald and Temple Fitzgerald who got  divorced when Ella was just a baby

Ella lived in Newport News, Virginia, New York Yonkers, and possibly Beverly Hills California

Ella studied music like bebop,scat and jazz

Ella overcame racial segregation

Ella worked as singer and ran errands for owners of illegal gambling joints

Ella was challenged by racial segregation and racism

Ella's personality could be described as a great powerful scat singer

Ella was always referred as The First Lady of Jazz

Never finished school but...she was real famous for scat singing

Ella was best known for scat singing

Ella loved being the scat master with the Chick Webb and Philharmonic bands
                                     

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