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Personal life. Fitzgerald married at least twice, and there is evidence that suggests that she may have married a third time. Her first marriage was in 1941, to Benny Kornegay, a convicted drug dealer and local dockworker. The marriage was annulled in 1942.
Dubbed “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless.
11 de jun. de 2024 · Ella Fitzgerald (born April 25, 1917, Newport News, Virginia, U.S.—died June 15, 1996, Beverly Hills, California) was an American jazz singer who became world famous for the wide range and rare sweetness of her voice. She became an international legend during a career that spanned some six decades.
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- Ella Fitzgerald’s first hit was “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” (1938). Her many subsequent recordings showcased the wide range and sweetness of her voice and...
- American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was best known for the wide range and rare sweetness of her voice, which was complemented by her mastery of rh...
- Ella Fitzgerald won 14 Grammy Awards during her singing career, including one for lifetime achievement. She also received a Kennedy Center Honor fo...
4 de mai. de 2021 · (Some sources refer to the group as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Band.) Around this time, Fitzgerald was briefly married to Ben Kornegay, a convicted drug dealer and hustler.
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28 de mai. de 2024 · Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song. by Judith Tick Buy this book. Fitzgerald was also, observers in her lifetime mused, a “lamb,” a “pretty bird ...
Ella Fitzgerald em 1968. Ella Fitzgerald foi casada por três vezes. Em 1941 casou-se com Benny Kornegay, um traficante de drogas condenado. Após dois anos de casamento, Ella sofria com agressões físicas e humilhações, ele foi preso por associação ao tráfico, e então, o casal se divorciou.
Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia to mother, Temperance (Tempie) Henry and father, William Fitzgerald. A few years after her birth, Fitzgerald’s parents separated and her mother met her new partner, Joseph da Silva.
