tag:https://sites.google.com/bedfordps.org/laneschoolsummerreading2021/home Lane Library BookWorm Blog: African American singer

Total Pageviews

Search This Blog

Showing posts with label African American singer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African American singer. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald bio poem by Shrey

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia
Ella was the child of William and Tempie/Temple
Ella lived in Yonkers, New York, on the streets, and in Newport News, Virginia
Ella studied scat/jazz/blues with the Chick Web Orchestra
Ella overcame diabetes
Ella worked as a scat/jazz/blues singer
Ella was challenged by a heart attack, racism, and diabetes
Ella's personality could be described as caring because she donated for children in need
Ella was always having fun when she was singing
Ella never gave up even when Chick died
Ella was best known for her absolutely crazy scat
Ella was known as "The First Lady of Jazz"

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Ella - Katerina

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia.
Ella was a child of Ray Brown, of Yonkers New York.
Ella won awards.
Ella overcame diabetes.
Ella worked as a singer.
Ella's personality could be described as kind.
Ella always challenged herself.
She was never mean.
 Ella was known for her scat music.
Ella had a lot of talents.
Ella was a black singer.
Ella always wished to be a dancer for her whole life.
When ever Ella was on stage, she never memorized what to say, so...........she would always make up on the way to her song.
Ella adopted a child from her half sister, a baby boy.
The only sibling that Ella had was a half sister, so she was originally an only child before she had a half sister.  

Ella Fitzgerald - Sophie

   
       Ella was born in April 25 1917

       Ella was a child of William and Temple who separated shortly after her birth

       Ella lived in Newport News Virginia and later moved to Yonkers New York with her mother

       Ella studied jazz singing and became the queen of jazz and was very successful
 
       Ella overcame many illnesses like diabetes which in 1993 the doctors had to remove her legs because of the side affects of the diabetes and died of  diabetes in 1996 at age 79

       Ella worked as a scat singing and expressed herself though out her music and because of her amazing singing she won many Grammies and other awards                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ella was challenged by the Chick Webb orchestra who taught Ella and her career took off

       Ella's personality could be described as outstanding, inspirational and legendary

       Ella always continued to shine and never gave up just because she couldn't sing in many popular night club but that didn't mean that she couldn't become a blessed singer
     
       Ella was best know for her scat singing and her leadership when she took over chick Webb orchestra

        Ella was a great and groovy singer Ella Fitzgerald music is very upbeat and inspirational it made me feel like Ella was an amazing unforgettable scat singer






 
                                                                 

   

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald Poem

Ella was born in Newport News, Virgina
Ella lived on the streets to Yonkers, New York
Ella was the child of William and Temperence
Ella studied fantastic music
Ella overcame the fact of discrimination
Ella worked as a world known singer
Ella was challenged by illness and diabetes
Ella's personality could be described as a talented singer who fought for more rights
Ella was always keeping her head held high
Never gave up what she loved
Ella was an unforgettable, life changing performer of the arts


Monday, April 14, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald - Will

Ella was passionate, brave, loving and caring

Ella was the daughter of william and temple

Ella best loved dacing singing and performing

Ella felt brave and scared of losing her leg and passion for singing

Ella  losing her job and reform school

Ella needed money for her family

Ella gave music to the people

Ella was from Yonkers New York

Ella was a daughter of William and Temple


Friday, April 11, 2014

Ella Fitzgerald - The Flame That Never Dies - Sarah

Ella,
Was a very perserverant, kind hearted, beautifuly brave and loving lady
Ella was the daughter of William and Temple Fitzgerald
Ella best loved preforming in front of many people, scat singing, and as a child,
dancing 'till her toes were worn
Ella felt singing was the career for her, Chick Webb could help her, and
scat could make her soar
Ella was challenged by racial segregation, and the people in her life
dying like her mother and Chick Webb
Ella needed help from Chick Webb and Marilyn Monroe
Ella started the Ella Fitzgerald child care center.
Ellas songs made me feel like dancing
and giving the world my all
Ella, a vocal virtuosa to all
Fitzgerald

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Ella - rm 10

                                              ELLA  FITZGERALD

Ella was born in Newport  news,Virginia

Ella was a child off  William and Temple

Ella lived in Newport news in Virginia and Beverly  Hills California  and Yonkers  in new York

Ella studied scat ,jazz ,and singing

Ella never gave up on her dreams and overcame diabetes in 1993 - they had to cut her legs off

Ella worked at jazz, scat,and singing

Ella was challenged by no blacks allowed, and some whites allowed Ella to sing scat and jazz in whites club
                                                         
Ella's personality  could be described as brave, great singer who had courage, excellent voice, lovely.

Ella was always playing bebop singing on the streets, scat and jazz.

Ella never gave up.

Ella was best know for her lovely voice and her scat jazz

Ella music made me feel like I can do everything and made me get up and dance!






Ella Fitzgerald the scat singer

Ella was born in  Newport News, Virginia
Ella was the child of Temple who married twice and there is a rumor of a third marriage
Ella lived in Yonkers, New York, Harlem New York, on the streets, in reform school, on the streets, and in Beverly Hills, California
Ella studied dancing, but was a better singer
Ella overcame the time period, and how they treated people
Ella worked as a singer in big fancy night clubs
Ella was challenged by her race and how people treated her because she was black
Ella's personality could best be described as a dreamer who is determined to fulfill her wish
Ella was always determined and never gave up
Never did Ella stop wanting racism to stop
Ella was best known for her made up scat music
Even Ella, a juvenile delinquent, was still a great singer

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The Great Ella Fitzgerald by Vishal

Ella
Nice to all, Understood differences of people,
Brave enough to stand up for a cause and perfect at her art
Ella was the daughter of Temple/Temple Fitzgerald and William Fitzgerald
Ella best loved racial harmony for all religions and races,
Dancing for fun and singing in all ways
Ella felt happy that she had a great voice ,
Stressed at the government and felt sad for all the pain blacks were suffering from
Ella feared racial segregation and extinction of black rights
Ella needed popularity from both blacks and whites
Ella gave many songs to the world and racial melody
Ella from Yonkers, Harlem, on the streets, reform school, and Beverly Hills
Ella was a beautiful, great singer that I could relate to in ways. Her music can make me want to cry or even dance depending on the song
Fitzgerald


Ella Fitzgerald's Life by Lauren


Ella Fitzgerald's Life

Ella
Was an African American singer, talented with her vocals, generous to children, determined with her fame
Ella was the daughter of Tempie and William Fitzgerald  
Ella best loved scat singing, improvising her music and the excitement in her when she's on stage
Ella felt encouraged by her friends, proud of her voice and accomplished with her outstanding career
Ella feared her sickness that is in her, and her race compared to others
Ella needed a friend to help her with her career like Marilyn Monroe
Ella gave the money she earned from fame to children charities
Ella, from Newport News, Virginia, United States, in Beverly Hills, California
Ella was the first African american scat singer to the world
Fitzgerald