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Blackfacts.com Black Women Showcase - Ella Fitzgerald
Manage episode 286304537 series 2885711
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song.
Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, and made her most important debut at age 17 on November 21, 1934, in one of the earliest Amateur Nights at the Apollo Theater.
Fitzgerald won thirteen Grammy Awards, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1967.
BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. Our podcast summarizes the vast stories of Black history in daily episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™.
Since 1997, BlackFacts.com has been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.
Learn Black History. Teach Black History.
For more Black Facts, join Black Facts Nation at BlackFacts.com/join.
Because Black History is 365 Days a Year, and Black Facts Matter!
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Manage episode 286304537 series 2885711
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song.
Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, and made her most important debut at age 17 on November 21, 1934, in one of the earliest Amateur Nights at the Apollo Theater.
Fitzgerald won thirteen Grammy Awards, and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1967.
BlackFacts.com is the Internet's longest running Black History Encyclopedia. Our podcast summarizes the vast stories of Black history in daily episodes known as Black Facts Of The Day™.
Since 1997, BlackFacts.com has been serving up Black History Facts on a daily basis to millions of users and followers on the web and via social media.
Learn Black History. Teach Black History.
For more Black Facts, join Black Facts Nation at BlackFacts.com/join.
Because Black History is 365 Days a Year, and Black Facts Matter!
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