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Friday, May 16, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald - Khyiere

Ella was born in April 25 1417
Ella was a child of Temple and William
Ella lived in Yonkers New York
Ella studied dance in 1939
Ella overcame her fear
Ella worked as a singer
Ella was challenged by Chick Webb
Ella`s personality could be described as the best singer ever
Ella was always nervous
Never worried
Ella was best known talent
Ella was a great singer

Ella
Singer, has a career
Ella started singing when she was 17 years old and she did a travel troupe
I wrote these things because they are true
Ella feared to dance so she could get famous but she couldn`t because she had stage fright
Ella needed to get over her stage fright
Ella gave up singing before she died age 79
Ella lived in Yonkers New York
Ella was a really famous singer in 1942
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald's other life

Ella was born on April 25, 1917  in Newport news,Virginia,

Ella was a child of William and Tempie Fitzgerald.

Ella lived in Yonkers New York as a young life, and Beverly Hills, California as an older life.

Ella studied music in scat and bebop,

Ella overcame from being discriminated.

Ella worked as a singer and dancer when her band stopped, not her she could  sing across the earth.

Ella was challenged by racism; she couldn't sing in all places because she was black.

Ella's personality could be described as a bad girl because had to go to reform school.

Ella was married twice to Benny Kornegay, 1941, and to Ray Brown, 1947.

Ella was always doing her job well performing on the streets,

never doubting her self.

Ella was known for singing, Dancing, and fighting for equal rights.

Ella died June 15, 1996 in Beverly Hills California, United States.

Overall Ella Fitzgerald was a good person in life and was encouraging!

Friday, May 9, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald by Quinn

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia.
Ella was a child of Tempi
Ella lived in Harlem and Yonkers New York
Ella studied music
Ella overcame her shyness of dancing at the theater and sang instead
Ella worked as a jazz singer
Ella was challenged by diabetes
Ella's personality could be described as nice, a good singer
Ella was always nice, respected people, never mean or bad
Ella was best known for scat singing
Ella was the first African American jazz singer

THE LIFE OF ELLA FITZGERALD - Andy

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia
Ella was a child of music
Ella lived in Yonkers after moving from Virginia
Ella studied song
Ella overcame losing many people she loved
Ella worked as a famous singer
Ella was challenged by divorce
Ella's personality could be described as skillful and talented
Ella was always getting a crowd, 
Never losing one
Ella was best known for her scat singing
Ella was a genius.

ella fitzgerald - nicole

Ella  was born in new port Virginia 1917

 Ella was a child of Tempie

Ella lived in Virginia

Ella taught her self music

Ella overcame stage fright

Ella worked as singer for Chick Webb's band

Ella was challenged by sorrow

Ella's personality could be described as strong, brave, talented, and fearless.

Ella was always confident

never mean or selfish

Ella was best known for scat music

Ella was good hearted and gifted


ELLA FITZGERALDS LIFE - BY SEBASTIAN

Ella was born in Virginia 1997
Ella was a child of Temple and William
Ella lived in Yonkers New York
Ella studied music and singing
Ella overcame racial segregation
Ella worked as a bee bop and scat singer
Ella was challenged by diabetes
Ella's personality could be described as determined, talented and spirited
Ella was always singing and never gave up
Ella was best known for her singing and personality
Ella was a vocal virtuosa of scat and bee bop
Her music made me feel sad, happy and totally excited

ELLA FITZGERALD - ETHAN

Ella was born in 1917 and died in 1996, New Port News,Virginia.
Ella  was the child of William and Tempie Fitzgerald.
Ella lived in Yonkers, NY with her mother.
Ella studied be-bop singing,dancing,and jazz music.
Ella overcame her shyness of singing and dancing in front of people.
Ella worked as the lead singer in Chick Webb's band.
Ella was challenged by diabetes which soon made her die.
Ella's personalty could be described as a confident and a very awesome scat singer.
Ella was always a never giving up type of person.
Never gave up in what she could do.
Ella was best known for her beautiful scat singing.
Ella was the best African American scat be-bop singer.

WHO WAS ELLA FITZGERALD - NARINEH

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia
Ella was a child of Tempee and William Fitzgerald
Ella lived in Yonkers New York
Ella married Benny Kornegey and Ray Brown
Ella overcame diabetes and amputated her legs
Ella recorded over 2,000 songs and 200 albums
Ella was challenged by segregation and the black problem
Ella's personality could be described as a brave because of her standing up for segregation
Ella was always a great African American jazz singer
Never looked down on her singing and never gave up
Ella was best known for being the lady of jazz
Ella was the best American jazz singer

Thursday, May 8, 2014

ELLA FITZGERALD - A FIGHTER by WILL

Ella was born in Newport News  VA
Ella was a child of William and Tempie
Ella lived in Yonkers NY
Ella tried dancing at the Apollo theater and she got stage fright
Ella overcame her mothers death
Ella worked as a scat and jazz singer
Ella was challenged by discrimination which stopped her from singing because of her color
Ella's personality could be described as determined, daring, hard worker
Ella was always focused on getting better, never slacked off
Ella was best known for her scat singing
Ella was very brave

ELLA FITZGERALD - LIFE IN A POEM


Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia
Ella was a child of Tempie and William Fitzgerald
Ella lived in Yonkers New York
Ella's career was scat and jazz singing
Ella overcame being able to sing while sick
Ella worked as a singer in Chick Webb's swing band
Ella was challenged by stage fright and auditions at the Apollo theater
Ella's personality can be described as a dreamer with motivation
Ella always pleased a crowd and never gave up
Ella was best known for her scat and jazz singing
Ella was an undying flame in music heritage






Ella Fichgareld poem -

                                                       Ella Fitzgerald free verse poem

 Ella was born in new port news Virginia
Ella was a child of William and Tempe
She lived in New York
Ella taught herself to dance
Ella overcame racial discrimination
Ella worked as a famous singer
Ella was challenged by discrimination with blacks and whites
Ella's personalty could be described as
Ella was always determined to stop discrimination against blacks
Ella best loved racial harmony between religions and colors




Wednesday, May 7, 2014

ELLA FITZGERALD poem - 208

Ella was born in April 25,1917 Newport News, Virginia  Little did this town know that a STAR was born.

Ella was a child of William and Temple and every form of jazz starting from Scat all the way to Be-bop.

Ella lived in Yonkers,New York with her mom but her mom and dad separated after Ella's birth.

Ella studied   dancing  but shortly after her mom died about 2 years later chick Webb turned that study into singing.

Ella overcame her childhood starting from the death of her original parents all the way to her going to dreadful reform school.



Ella worked as the band leader for Chicks band after his death and
sang scat to lead the band.

Ella was challenged by the pain of losing a limb her legs got amputated because of the sickness of diabetes.

Ella's personality could be described as loud and proud singing to her hearts content just trying to have fun with the random nonsense coming out of her mouth.

Ella was always trying her best to do the best singing as possible entertaining all of her fans waiting to here her sweet sound of SCAT and BE-BOP.

Never giving up to sing for her fans and just making the best of her time singing for pleasure for her self.

Ella was best known for being the best jazz singer singing her amazing way of jazz.

Ella was the jazz queen her voice was royal making people across the world pay to here her voice

Monday, April 28, 2014

Mrs.Ella Fitzgerald

Ella

A famous singer born in New Port News Virginia

Ella moved to Yonkers New York after her parents divorced

When Ella was a teenager she went to a numerous amount of schools

Ella went to a contest in Harlem and was supposed to dance but instead she started singing  and got into the Chick Webb orchestra after she won


Then she went to reformatory school and escaped

It was a very sad day on June 15,1991

Fitzgerald

Friday, April 18, 2014

Ella Bio Poem by Harrison

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia in 1917.  
Ella was a child of William and Tempe Fitzgerald.  
Ella lived in Newport News Virginia and right outside of New York City - Yonkers.        
 and after her mother died, she resided with her relatives. 
Ella studied beautiful music by Cole Porter and George Gershwin. 
Ella overcame her Mother’s horrible and early death and running away to be free.  
Ella worked as an errand girl for gambling joints and was also in a band with Chick Webb.  
Ella was challenged by dropping out of a horrible school and many important people in her family died.  
Ella’s personality can be described as caring about other people and charities.  
She was creative and made scat popular! 
Ella was always an amazing singer and she never gave up and wanted to persevere.
Ella was best known for her inventive form of vocal jazz.  
Ella was a famous, remarkable woman - she changed the world!



By,

Harry                        

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Ella (Jane) Fitzgerald by Niles

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia
Ella was a child of William, and Temple (Tempie) Fitzgerald
Ella lived in Newport News, Virginia; and Yonkers, New York
Ella studied barely anything in school thanks to dropping out
But later studied and performed the music of many famous composers
Ella overcame many deaths of important people in her life like her mother
Ella worked as a messenger for the owners of illegal gambling joints and got caught by the police
Ella was challenged by segregation to the blacks so she could not perform at night clubs that were only white
Ella's personally could be described as strong, she was strong when all of her family died
Ella was always thriving for attention,
Never shy of showing of at what she is good at
Ella was best known for her scat singing
Even though trumpeter Louise Armstrong was said to have the original scat singing
It was Ella who made it known around the world
Ella could not have done it without Marilyn Monroe who helped her sing at the Mocambo
Ella was now known as the undying flame that lights our music heritage and forever will.


Ella Fitzgerld Queen Of Scat - Sabrina


Ella was a child a only child
Ella lived in a orphanage
Ella studied  the art of music
Ella overcame being the first African american singer
Ella was challenged by when she auditioned for the show but then almost didn't  make it in
Ella was a very brave
Ella was always nice to people
Ella never met  her dad
Ella was best known for being in the Chick Webb Orchestra
Ella was a out standing person and a really good singer
Fitzgerald 


Sabrina

ELLA'S EXEMPLAR LIFE AND MUSIC - MAX


Ella was born in Newport News virginia
she was a child of tempie
she lived in Harlem Newyork
she passionityly and courageously studied music and scat singing holding on to her hope of singing,and dancing
Ella painfully overcame black segregation at multiple night clubs and strived to save her music career
She worked as a singer in the big famous nightclubs and lesser known ones to sing for everyone,as she thought right.
She was challenged by other musicians who competitivly foght for awards,and by the black segregation at the time
Ellas personalitys could be described as a courageous and striving for her high goals
Never would she agree with the evil segregation of blacks
best  known for her awe stricking scat music
Ella was apppreciated all over america in her golden age for her music.


Ella Fitzgerald poem -Darla

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia.
Ella was the child of William and Temperance Fitzgerald.
Ella lived in Yonkers, and Harlem New York, on the streets, in reform school
Ella studied singing in the glee club at school
Ella overcame racial segregation between black and whites
Ella worked as a full time singer
Ella was challenged by racial segregation and discrimination.
Ella's personality could be described as a creative music artist at creating her own way of music.
Ella was always persevering and trying her best on showing her best talent, Never giving up on her self
Ella was best known for her talent of singing and the stopping of racial  segregation, using her music to flow, also the fact that she was the girl who made scat singing.
Ella was strong and had courage in herself letting her personality out to the world











Ella -

Ella
 Was musical, brave, determind, and talented.
 Ella was the daughter of William and Temperance (Tempie) Fitzgerald.
 Ella best loved tap dancing, her mom Tempie, and her half sister Frances.
 Ella felt good about herself  for winning so many awards, and that discrimination is bad.
Ella feared segregation of blacks and whites.
Ella needed money in her young adult years.
Ella gave money to child care centers during her career.
Ella was from Yonkers New York, Harlem, Newport V.A., and on the streets.
Ella was an anazing woman.
Fitzgerald

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald - Rokibat

Ella was born in Newport news,Virginia.

Ella was the child of William and Temple.

Ella lived in Virginia to New York to streets.

Ella studied scat singing and scat dancing and she became as swift as a bird.
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Ella overcame people blasting her with harsh words and became the person she wanted to.

Ella worked as a person who fought for the things she thought was right.

Ella was challenged by people who thought she was wrong.

Ella personality can be described as fearless, courageous, and going at it.

Ella was always believing in her self and stood up for what she believed in.

Ella never looked down.

Ella was best known for her braveness that made her accomplish every thing she held dearly to her self.

Ella was always sitting up high and she would always stand her ground.