In addition, neighbor On April 25, , eight Russian armies completely encircle Berlin, linking up with the U. First Army patrol, first on the western bank of the Elbe, then later at Torgau. Germany is, for all intents and purposes, Allied territory. The Allies sounded the death knell of their On April 25, , a week after Anglo-French naval attacks on the Dardanelles end in dismal failure, the Allies launch a large-scale land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula, the Turkish-controlled land mass bordering the northern side of the Dardanelles.
In January , two Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Space Exploration. Sign Up. This Day in History. Art, Literature, and Film History. Plus, she was a supreme melodist who never let herself get in the way of any song she sang. Fitzgerald died on June 15, , at the age of seventy-eight. She left a legacy that will not soon be forgotten. In her lifetime she was honored with fourteen Grammys, the Kennedy Center Award, as well as an honorary doctorate in music from Yale University.
Fidelman, Geoffrey Mark. New York: Citadel Press, Gourse, Leslie. New York: Schirmer Books, Kliment, Bud. Ella Fitzgerald Black Americans of Achievement. Broomall, PA: Chelsea House, Krohn, Katherine E. Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song.
Minneapolis: Lerner, Nicholson, Stuart. New York: Scribner, Wyman, Carolyn. Ella Fitzgerald: Jazz Singer Supreme. Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts, Toggle navigation. Touring the world Under Granz's personal management Fitzgerald also began to play choice hotel jobs and made her first feature film appearance in Pete Kelly's Blues The legacy of Ella Was Ella Fitzgerald essentially a jazz singer or a pop singer?
She worked directly with Ellington on the former album. A truly collaborative soul, Fitzgerald produced great recordings with such artists as Louis Armstrong and Count Basie.
She also performed several times with Frank Sinatra over the years as well. In , Fitzgerald broke into the pop charts with her rendition of "Mack the Knife. One especially memorable concert series from this time was a two-week engagement in New York City in with Sinatra and Basie. By the s, Fitzgerald experienced serious health problems. She had heart surgery in and had been suffering from diabetes.
The disease left her blind, and she had both legs amputated in She made her last recording in and her last public performance in at New York's Carnegie Hall. Fitzgerald died on June 15, , at her home in Beverly Hills. In all, Fitzgerald recorded more than albums and some 2, songs in her lifetime.
Her total record sales exceeded 40 million. While some critics complained that her style and voice lacked the depth of some her more bluesy counterparts, her success and the respect she garnered from the biggest names in the music industry showed that Fitzgerald was in a class all her own. Mel Torme described her as "the High Priestess of Song" and Pearl Bailey called her "the greatest singer of them all," according to Fitzgerald's official website.
And Bing Crosby once said, "Man, woman or child, Ella is the greatest of them all. Since her passing, Fitzgerald has been honored and remembered in many ways. The United States Postal Service honored the late singer with a commemorative stamp celebrating the 90th anniversary of her birth.
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Scott Fitzgerald is known for his turbulent personal life and his famous novel 'The Great Gatsby. Billie Holiday was one of the most influential jazz singers of all time.
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