Jazz queen Ella Fitzgerald’s custom ’59 Mercedes-Benz 300D Cabriolet is jaw-dropping in its price and beauty Annie Leibovitz famously photographed the singer with the car — a framed copy ...

"The First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on Tuesday, April 25: institutions from the Library of Congress to the Grammy Museum will be honoring her amazing contributions to ...

Ella Fitzgerald, who died in 1996 at age 79, remains the ultimate female jazz singer. It’s easy to treasure Billie Holiday’s interpretive depth, Sarah Vaughan’s extraordinary vocal range ...

Jazz and history buffs know about the young Ella Fitzgerald’s first nervous performance at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater. The new book marks that pivotal moment in the life of the would-be dancer and ...

‘Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things’ Is A Thorough Overview Of The Queen Of Jazz By Benjamin H. Smith @ bhsmithnyc Published Oct. 11, 2021, 2:00 p.m. ET ...

When the concert to celebrate the centennial of jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie and Ella Fitzgerald is billed in part as 100 Years, 1,000 Memories, it feels right to start this story with one of ...

Blessed with an instantly recognizable voice full of youthful exuberance and a three-octave range, noted for its pristine and pure tone, the legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is, along with singer ...

Fitzgerald might’ve thought she was “making a wreck” of the song at the moment, but her improvisation ended up paying off. Her Ella in Berlin live album ended up winning awards for the jazz ...

PHOTOS: Google Doodle’s of 2013 Fitzgerald was born April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Va., and got her first break at age 17, winning an amateur talent contest at the Apollo Theater in Harlem.

Fitzgerald died in 1996 at age 79. Mark told Fox News Fitzgerald’s estate gave his book “Ella” their blessing and he had full cooperation from the star’s recording companies.

Wright’s memories of Ella come from more of a distance — now 37, she was just 16 and yet to fully discover jazz when Fitzgerald died in 1996. At the Bowl she’ll sing “Caravan” and a few other classics ...