Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the first lady of song, Ella Fitzgerald, on what would have been her 96th birthday. The stylized doodle puts her in the spotlight on stage leading a quartet.

Disc 1: Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance); (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It; Dedicated To You; Big Boy Blue; I Got A Guy; I Found My Yellow Basket; McPherson Is Rehearsin' (To ...

Ella Fitzgerald's vocal style was as incredible and diverse as the material that she sang. She started out a swing singer, moved to bebop, sang perfect scat, was an extraordinary jazz vocalist and had ...

This show celebrates the music of one of the greatest singers of our time with interviews that include Ella herself; vocalists Betty Carter, Jon... Ella Fitzgerald, 'First Lady Of Song' Ella ...

Biplanes, Trains, and Super-Fast Ponies, Zip Codes, Stamps, and Ben Franklin The Vilification of Bernie Goetz, Redux Kick The Bride! Down the Aisle Old Persian Calligraphy Survives in All Its Elegance ...

Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song. By Judith Tick. W.W. Norton & Company; 592 pages; $40 and £30 But, as a new biography makes clear, for a long time this ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

“Ella Fitzgerald — The Queen of Swing” will take place at 7 p.m. July 24 at the Reading Public Library, 64 Middlesex Ave. Attendees can hear the story of a young woman who, against impossible odds, ...

Blessed with an instantly recognizable voice full of youthful exuberance and a three-octave range, noted for its pristine and pure tone, the legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald is, along with singer ...

Her incredible technical abilities were self-evident, but in front of a microphone, she radiated pure joy. The Ella Fitzgerald Centennial: Our 'First Lady Of Song' Her voice is instantly recognizable.

Her voice is instantly recognizable. Her youthful exuberance, pure sound and positive energy just make you feel good. Her incredible technical abilities were self-evident, but when she sang, she ...