In 1956, Fitzgerald began recording for the newly created Verve. Her unique ability to mimic instrumental sounds helped popularize the vocal improvisation of scatting, which became her signature technique. The 1950s and 1960s proved to be a time of great critical and commercial success for Fitzgerald, and she earned the moniker "First Lady of Song" for her mainstream popularity and unparalleled vocal talents. Later that year, Fitzgerald recorded her second hit, "I Found My Yellow Basket."
1 hit, 1938's "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," which she co-wrote. She soon met bandleader and drummer Chick Webb and eventually joined his group as a singer.įitzgerald recorded "Love and Kisses" with Webb in 1935 and found herself playing regularly at one of Harlem's hottest clubs, the Savoy. That unexpected performance at the Apollo helped set Fitzgerald's career in motion. Fitzgerald went on to win the contest's $25 first-place prize. Still harboring dreams of becoming an entertainer, she entered an amateur contest at Harlem's Apollo Theater.Īt the contest, she sang the Hoagy Carmichael tune "Judy" as well as "The Object of My Affection," wowing the audience. Fitzgerald was then sent to a special reform school but didn't stay there long.īy 1934, Fitzgerald was trying to make it on her own and living on the streets. It used to bother me a lot, but now I've got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing.” “Man, woman or child, Ella is the greatest of them all.” “I never knew how good our songs were until I heard Ella Fitzgerald sing them.”Īfter her mother's death in 1932, Fitzgerald ended up moving in with an aunt. Maybe I can sing it and you'll understand.” “Not bad for someone who only studied music to get that half credit in high school.” “I know I'm no glamour girl, and it's not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. Forgive me if I don't have all the words. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Where there is love and inspiration, I don't think you can go wrong.” “I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. “It isn't where you came from, its where you're going that counts.” “I sing like I feel.” “I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.” “Coming through the years, and finding that I not only have just the fans of my day, but the young ones of today-that's what it means, it means it was worth all of it.” “The only thing better than singing is more singing.” “Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do.
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