"The only thing
better
than singing is
more singing"
- Ella Fitzgerald
Ella
Fitzgerald is considered by many to be the greatest jazz singer of
all time. She worked with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra,
and Count Basie. She frequently appeeared on variety shows such as The
Bing Crosby Show,
The Dinah Shore Show, The Frank Sinatra Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, The
Tonight Show, The Nat King Cole Show, The Andy Willams Show and The Dean
Martin Show.
In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums.
She performed at top venues all over the world, and packed them to the hilt. Her audiences were as diverse as her vocal range. They were rich and poor, made up of all races, all religions and all nationalities. In fact, many of them had just one binding factor in common - they all loved her.
For more than half of a century, Ella remained the world's most popular jazz singer, earning her a place in jazz history and as the 2003 GHP Voice Page Theme. Click on the links above to learn more about voice majors, minors, and Ella Fitzgerald, the greates jazz singer of all time.
Created by:Jason Kahn © 2003