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BIOGRAPHY

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Daughter Of Temple-Mother Of Scat by Kathrine

Ella was born in Newport News VA 1917
Ella was child of William and Temple/Tempie
Ella lived in Yonkers and Harlem NY
Ella sang blues, scat, and bebop music
Ella overcame racial segregation by singing to mixed audiences
Ella worked as an amazing scat singer, a vocal virtuosa, the first lady of jazz
Ella was challenged by racial segregation
Ella's personality was bold and strong, she never gave up no mater what
Ella was always loud and proud, and stayed strong
Never meek or quiet
Ella was best known for her scat singing, she became the best scatter for decades
Ella was a mind boggling vocalist

QUEEN OF JAZZ by Lauren F.

Ella was born in Newport News Virgina on a lovely day.

Ella was a child of two great parents named Tempie but she never met her father William, she was to young.

Ella lived in a house with relatives but she wanted to start a career.

Ella studied jazz music and she found that she had a talent for it.

Ella slowly over came the tragic of her mothers death.

Ella worked as a scat singer she loved to just feel the music she also loved bebop music too.

Ella was challenged by rules they had. She wanted to be free!

Ella's personality could be described by a great role model who spreads joy around and never stops believing in her self.

Ella always stood up tall and knew she was a great singer. She never backed down on what she believed like freedom.

Ella was best known for her amazing scat singing she could sing anything.

Ella was a hero, she was a one of a kind, and she will always shine.

MARVELOUS MUSIC Annie

    Ella was
confident, creative,
caring, and courageous
    Ella was
the daughter of
William and Tempe
    Ella felt
proud to be the
first African American
too perform in
all white jazz clubs,
proud to be
a singer and dancer,
and sad because                                                      

she never got to
know her father well
    Ella best loved
singing, dancing,                                                         and performing on stage                                    
    Ella needed
Chick Webb for her career
    Ella gave
children love and care
    Ella was born in
Newport News VA
and born in
Beverly Hills CA
    Ella was determend to
follow her dreams
    Ella's last name is
Fitzgerald


   

Ella and her music - Michael

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       She was a child of William and Temple Fitzgerald .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Though she  lived in Yonkers New York, she studied her hearts' desire and most talented subject; music.

Ella overcame many heart-breaking tragedies.                                              


 Even though she worked for a gambling market, she  went to reform school ,and then Chick took her in his band.

After Chick died, Ella became the leader of the band.

Ella worked as a great beautiful singer.

The girls' personality could be described as a beautiful, caring, optimistic, and loving woman.

Ella was always positive                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Never would she give up.

Ella was best known for her eye-watering singing.

Ella worked as a beautiful singer.                                                                                                                        
Ella was extremely talented and determined.

Daughter of scat-Tomo

Ella was

determined trying again and again, kind like the soft wind breezing, didn't like following the rules and is very cooperative.

Ella was the daughter of  Temple and William.

Ella best loved dancing on the streets tap dancing, being the scat master she was with the Chick Webb and Philharmonic using her top notch voice with her top notch sound and playing baseball with her friendly neighbors.

Ella felt honored by almost all the people she met, proud with joy and very very happy having sucess.

Ella feared the first time she was singing in a white population and diabetes which leads to death.

Ella needed a family to care for.

Ella gave charities to people who really need it and she gave her extraordinary voice to all her fans

Ella from Yonkers,New York and News Port,News                                                  

Ella was "the undying flame that lights our national music heritage.

Fitzgerald.


                                                   Tomo

Amazing Ella Fitgerald - Dylan

Ella was a talented singer, inspirational to African Americans, a leader, and famous.

Ella was the daughter of William and Temple. Daughter of Jazz and was most loyal to Chick Webb.

Ella best loved performing with jazz musicians, scatting, and giving to charity.

She felt honored to win 13 Grammy's and a lot more prizes, not to be living on the streets, and Ella could scat until the end of the world.

Ella feared losing her voice and not to be able to sing anymore.

Ella was always an optimist.

Ella gave her fame and money to a varieties of children charities.

She was from Newport News Virginia, Yonkers NY, Harlem NY, on the streets, reform school, and Beverly Hills CA.

Ella was a very talented woman and I thought her scatting was amazing.

ELLA FITZGERALD ainsley 208

Ella was born in Virginia

Ella was a child of William and temple Fitzgerald

Ella studied music and scat

Ella overcame her fear of coming on stage

Ella worked as a club singer

Ella was challenged by her colored skin

Ella personality could be described as confident brave and AMAZING

Ella was always optimistic not pessimistic

Ella was best known for her singing

Ella was a funky and talented woman that is still a legend

ELLA BIO POEM by 16

Ella was born in 1917, Newport News

Ella was an only child but that didn't slow her down

Ella just moved right on to Yonkers New York

& studied dance and singing at Yale 

witch helped her overcome the world's racism

Ella worked as a smooth jazz singer

but Ella was still challenged by diabetes & losing her legs

Ella's personality could be described as 

a girl who can think on her toes because when she was doing scat she made it up as she went 

Ella always persevered

and never backed out of a fight

Ella was best known for her amazing singing

Ella was a fine singer who never stopped  swinging

ELLA ROCKS! Rachel

Ella was born in 1917 in Newport News, Virginia

Ella was a child of  William and Tempie Fitzgerald who got divorced shortly after her birth

Ella lived in Yonkers, New York with her mother Tempie

Ella sang bebop, scat and most types of jazz

Ella overcame discrimination and became the daughter of jazz

Ella worked as a messenger for an illegal gambling joint and was sent to reform school

Ella was challenged by people not letting her play at their clubs because she was black

Ella`s personality could be described as fun, creative, tough and powerful because she could come up with lyrics on the spot and wouldn't give up

Ella was always happy and tried to stay optimistic of things especially when she had diabetes

Ella never  gave up and always believed in herself even when people pushed her down because of her skin color

Ella was best known for her scat and bebop singing

Ella was the best scat singer ever in my opinion and many others too 

ELLA FITZGERALD BIO POEM - JILLIAN

Ella was born on April 25 1917 in New Port News VA.
Her mother's name was Temple and her father's name was William.
When Ella was just 15 years old her mother died.
She lived in Virginia and NYC.
Chick Webb gave Ella the way to fame.
For a short time Ella was a street dancer.
Before Ella was popular she was in the glee club.
When Ella was a young girl she went to reform school.
She ran away and lived on the streets.
Fitzgerald worked for a illegal gambling joints.
  14Grammy awards.
Ella married Ray Brown and Benny Komegay.
In 1986 she had a heart attack and surgery.
1993 Ella's legs gave up on her.

ELLA FITZGERALD - Angela

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia, 1917
Ella was a child of William
And Tempie
She moved to Yonkers, New York
And grew up there
She studied dance in her early life and
Sang in the glee club in grade school
Ella worked as a jazz singer
She worked with Chick Webb,
Louis Armstrong,
Duke Ellington,
And Dizzy Gillespie
Ella had two marriages
One with Benny Kornegay
And one with Ray Brown
Her child was Ray Brown Jr.
When she worked with Chick Webb,
another band challenged her
She overcame a stage fright accident
Ella was perseverance
She needed perseverance when she sang
Ella was always happy
And open to people
She was never afraid when she sang
Ella was best known
for her scat singing
She won 13 Grammy Awards,
1 Lifetime Achievement Award,
Kennedy Center Honors,
And an honorary doctorate degree
From Yale University
She died in 1996
Ella Fitzgerald is a great jazz singer

ELLA FITZGERALD BIO POEM -Audrey

Ella was born on April 25 1917 Newport News VA
Shortly after her birth her parents divorced
Ella and her mother moved to Yonkers NY
They were very poor
after a couple years Ella had taught herself to dance
When Ella was 15 her mother died
Sadly Ella started working for illegal gambling clubs
Then the police picked her up the streets and sent her to a reform school
After Ella ran away from school she sang at the Apollo theater
That was the night Ella's career bloomed Chick Webb asked Ella to join his band
Next Ella and Chick's band made scat singing popular
After Chick's  band Ella joined "Jazz at the Philharmonic"
She earned 13 Grammies
She sold more records than any other Jazz singer
And of course she sung at the Carnage hall
Ella's parents are William and Temple(Tempie)
She married twice and adopted Ella's half sister's son
Then she suffered diabetes and she had to remove her legs
Then she died June 15 1996 at 77

  

ELLA FITZ - I.H

 

  Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia.

She was the daughter of Temple and William.

She chose the path to become the queen of jazz.

She taught herself dancing and when it failed her she moved on to singing.

She lived in Yonkers, New York when she was young and when her mom died, she work errands for illegal gamblers and was sent to reform school.

She was challenged by the evil segregation.

She could be described as confident and strong as a wild animal.

She had many illness such as diabetes and it had such an effect so the doctors had to remove her legs.

She had proved that African Americans can be a singer.

She always had a positive influence.

She never gave up on her dream as a singer.

Ella was bright as a star even after she died her flames of fame did not die.

    

Ella Lady of Jazz - Matt

Ella was born in April 25, 1917

Was a child of some guy named William, Temple, and the daughter of Music itself

Ella lived in Newport News, Virginia and Harlem, New York, then there was Yonkers

Ella didn't study she just learned herself Ella was her name music was her game

Ella overcame racial segregation

Ella worked as a singer

she also worked for

illegal gambling joints

she was challenged by

diabetes

Ella was described as strong

and talented

she was always singing

NEVER stopped

Ella was best known for scat

Ella was one of a kind

was smart,kind,a little juvenile,and talented

Ella loved singing,dancing,and kids

felt neglected and useful

feared Web would die and being homeless

she needed Web

she gave all her dedication

Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald poem ~ Ellie

Ella Fitzgerald facts 

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia on April 25th 1917
Ella was the child of William and Tempie (divorced after birth)Tempie died in 1932
Ella lived in Newport News VA and Yonkers NY
Ella studied music by singing in the glee club
Ella overcame her first stage fright accident when she started to sing instead of dance
Ella worked as an errand runner for illegal gambling joints and was sent to reform school and decided to be a singer instead
Ella was challenged by night clubs following segregation because she was black
Ella's personality could be described as jazzy (for her singing), troublesome(she ran illegal errands) and hopeful(she never looked down).
Ella was always a person with her hopes high, acting from street to stage she never let her hopes down
Ella was best known for her bebop or scatting aka singing nonsense
Ella was a jazzy inspiration for singers everywhere

The undying flame - Tommy

Ella

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia

Ella was the daughter of jazz, and the Fitzgerald couple

Ella was determined, emotional, and very caring for children

Ella loved rich singing, beautiful dancing, and kind children

Ella felt pained without her favorite and loved ones like her mother

Ella was always working for herself and everybody else by doing everything she could and persevering

Ella needed help for threatening sicknesses like diabetes that are deadly

Ella gave everything she had to everyone on the face of the earth by singing at almost everywhere to do so

Ella,  from Yonkers, New York, Newport News, Virginia, and Beverly Hills, California

Ella was a great symbol of freedom in the United States of America

Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald, the Legendary Scat Singer-Matt

Ella Jane Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia.

Ella and her mother moved to Yonkers, New York City shortly after her birth because, sadly, her parents had just separated. Ella began to live on the streets of New York City after her mother died.

She began to learn scat music after Chick Webb invited her join his swing band. Chick Webb taught her how to do scat and bebop music, two different types of jazz singing.

Ella overcame the very unfortunate event of losing her parents. She also overcame living on the streets of New York.

After Ella became a scat singer she continued sing and after awhile became the ultimate scat singer.

She was not allowed to sing in the most popular night clubs because she had dark skin. This was very challenging for her as she was trying to grow as a popular musician.

Ella was a very independent person. Especially in her childhood because she lived all by herself on the tough streets of New York City.

She was always very hard working and determined. She never gave up in all of her life after all of the hard problems she faced.

Her amazingly fast and good scat singing made her one of America's most famous musicians of all time.

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was and is the undying flame that lights our musical heritage. She is one of the best musicians the US has ever experienced.