Person · 1917–1996
Ella Fitzgerald
The "First Lady of Song," a virtuoso whose pure tone and dazzling scat made her the standard by which singers are judged.
A pinnacle of [[jazz]] vocal art.
Discovered at an Apollo Theater amateur night, Ella Fitzgerald won 13 Grammys and recorded the definitive "Songbook" series of American standards. Her improvisational scat singing was a marvel of musicianship.