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127 - A Bio Feature on the Great Jazz Singer - Ella Fitzgerald
Manage episode 327178113 series 1576947
Actor, Singer and Author Rodney Saulsberry, narrates this bio feature on the phenomenal Jazz Singer, Ella Fitzgerald! She turned to singing after a troubled childhood and debuted at the Apollo Theater in 1934. Discovered in an amateur contest, she went on to become the top female jazz singer for decades. In 1958, Fitzgerald made history as the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award. Her popular-song compositions include "A-Tisket, A-Tasket", "You Showed Me the Way", "Spinnin' the Web", "I Found My Yellow Basket", "Chew, Chew, Chew", "Please Tell the Truth", "Oh! But I Do" and "Just One of Those Nights".
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Manage episode 327178113 series 1576947
Actor, Singer and Author Rodney Saulsberry, narrates this bio feature on the phenomenal Jazz Singer, Ella Fitzgerald! She turned to singing after a troubled childhood and debuted at the Apollo Theater in 1934. Discovered in an amateur contest, she went on to become the top female jazz singer for decades. In 1958, Fitzgerald made history as the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award. Her popular-song compositions include "A-Tisket, A-Tasket", "You Showed Me the Way", "Spinnin' the Web", "I Found My Yellow Basket", "Chew, Chew, Chew", "Please Tell the Truth", "Oh! But I Do" and "Just One of Those Nights".
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