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ELLA FITZGERALD

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Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as "Jazz royalty|Lady Ella" and the "First Lady of Song", is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century|20th Century.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?P=amg&sql=11:71r67ui0h0j3~T1 | title=Ella Fitzgerald | publisher=allmusic.com | author=Scott Yanow | accessdate=2007-03-16</ref>

With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. She is widely considered to have been one of the supreme interpreters of the Great American Songbook.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.vickiesmith.com/ella.htm | title=Dedicated To Ella | publisher=VickieSmith.com | author=Vickie Smith, Jazz Vocalist | accessdate=2007-03-16</ref>

Over a recording career that lasted 57 years, she was the winner of 13 Grammy Awards, and was awarded the National Medal of Arts|National Medal of Art by Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H. W. Bush.

Biography
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia, the child of a common-law marriage between William and Temperance â€œTempieâ€ Fitzgerald.<ref name=nicholson>{{cite book | first=Stuart | last=Nicholson | year... read all