Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald born April 25, 1917 in Newport News, Virginia. Her father and mother, Temperance (Tempie), split shortly after she was born. Tempie and Ella moved in with Tempie’s boyfriend Joseph Da Silva in New York. Her half-sister (Frances) was born 1923. They didn’t have a lot of money to support the family; Joe held two jobs, Tempie worked two jobs, and even Ella took a job as a runner for gamblers. In 1932, Tempie passed away from injuries sustained in a car accident, Ella was devastated. Tempie’s sis Virginia took Ella home, and shortly after Joe passed away due to a heart attack, causing Frances to join them. Ella was so unhappy, she got into trouble with the authorities and sent to a reform school. Where she was abused, which…

Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, In Newport News, VA, to her parents Temperance and William Fitzgerald. The couple split up soon after Ella’s birth, and her mother moved to Yonkers, New York. In Ella’s youth she wanted to be a dancer, although she loved listening to jazz recordings of Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosby, and the Boswell Sisters, she idolized the lead singer Connee Boswell. In 1932, Ella’s mother died from a heart attack, and following this traumatic situation, Ella’s grades…

The hypothesis was that the average heart rate would decrease by about 3-8 beats per minute after listening to the Ella Fitzgerald song (with a bpm of 52) for two minutes. The hypothesis also was that after listening to Bach for two minutes (with a bpm of 80,) that the average heart rate of the participants would increase by 5-7 beats per minute, and after listening to Green Day for two minutes (with a bpm of 139,) that the average heart rate of participants would increate by about 7-12 beats…

(I found this on www.biography.com/people/ella-fitzgerald-9296210) Ella Fitzgerald, known as the “First Lady of Song”and “Lady Ella,” was an American jazz and song vocalist who interpreted much of the Great American songbook. Born in 1917, Ella turned to singing after a troubled childhood and debuted at the Apollo theater in 1934. Ella went on to become the female jazz singer for decades. In 1958, Ella made history as the first African-American woman to win Grammy Award. “It isn’t where you came…

feel proud and not ashamed about who they are and their heritage. As blacks moved up North, they began to express their theatrical talents. The Apollo Theater had became a big entertainment showplace in Harlem. “Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, James Brown, Bill Cosby, Gladys Knight … and countless others began their road to stardom on the Apollo Stage.” African Americans were allowed to express themselves. New styles of music were introduced to people when these artist were on stage. Even…

change in society. For instance, Ella Fitzgerald was the “First Lady of Song.” (Rivera, Laury)That her rise to fame made her equal to men, therefore she must have been treated with respect…

She would perform jazz standards by Ella Fitzgerald as well as pop tunes by Connie Francis. She would always sway after hitting the right notes and occasionally throwing a glance at the leader of her band after he finished playing, as he went down on his knee with the saxophone raised to the sky. The chemistry between the two was palpable as well as legendary. Lorna thrived in the 1960s, when Jazz music was at its peak in India. Emerging in Goa during the 1970s, the legend of Lorna and Chris was…

be a white only Burlesque. Afterwards the theater was renamed to the Apollo When the new mayor of New York City, Fiorello La Guardia started to campaign against these Burlesque theaters around NY and as a result, ended up banned. But it wasn’t until late 1934 a time during the great depression that new owners bought the building and they were the ones who renamed the building to the Apollo Theater. Based on the Greek God the Apollo that represents the Sun, Music, Entertaining, Poetry and good…

Despite being a fan of jazz music, I knew little about Ella Fitzgerald aside from her voice and that she was the first African American to win a Grammy Award. However, I knew that she gained notoriety and persevered despite facing many barriers during difficult times for women and African Americans and was influential in the Civil rights moment. At some point, I came across an anecdote about Marilyn Monroe using her influence to persuade a Hollywood jazz club owner to allow Ella to play. Since…

On April 25, 1917 a star was born Ella Fitzgerald , She was born in Newport News, VA and raised in New York . Ella and Her Mother Temperance Fitzgerald where homeless for some years before she got her big break, In 1934 . She appeared the Apollo theater in Harlem winning a contest and got discovered by a big artist . http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ella-fitzgerald Years later she was called “The First Lady of Song,”. But growing up in New York, She was inspired by “ Shake hips” Tucker…