Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgeraldwas an American jazz singer often referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJazz Singer
Date of Birth25 April 1917
CityNewport News, VA
CountryUnited States of America
sky blue blue-sky
Blue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see
thinking want wrong-things
I don't want to say the wrong thing, which I always do. I think I do better when I sing.
music people together
Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.
music style singing
Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It's no big secret. It's the way I feel.
music horny horns
I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.
happiness inspiring success
It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.
real night play
I owe Marilyn Monroe a real debt … she personally called the owner of the Mocambo, and told him she wanted me booked immediately, and if he would do it, she would take a front table every night. She told him – and it was true, due to Marilyn’s superstar status – that the press would go wild. The owner said yes, and Marilyn was there, front table, every night. The press went overboard. After that, I never had to play a small jazz club again. She was an unusual woman – a little ahead of her times. And she didn’t know it.
love inspirational motivational
Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.
cute grandma kids
Some kids in Italy call me 'Mama Jazz; I thought that was so cute. As long as they don't call me 'Grandma Jazz.'