ELLA FITZGERALD
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Joined band leader Chick Webb's band when she was 18 years old after winning a local amateur night contest
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Chick made Ella his lead singer and played regularly at the Savoy Ballroom in NYC
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Ella never had formal music lessons, her voice rivaled professional singers of time. Ella's vocal range was over 3 octaves
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She had an amazing ability to improvise and scat sing
Chick Webb
1905-1939
Savoy Ballroom
Harlem NYC
"A Tisket, A Tasket"
Natlie Cole
2007 Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald
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