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Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Fitzgerald and Pearl Bailey, both world-renowned entertainers, were born in Newport News, Virginia in 1918. Links to her discography, lyrics and biography are included on this page.
Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Fitzgerald and Pearl Bailey, both world-renowned entertainers, were born in Newport News, Virginia in 1918. Links to her discography, lyrics and biography are included on this page.
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Two historic buildings celebrate a lifetime of hard work
247-4744Two historic buildings separated by 10 miles and a municipal line share a similar story of how hard work, dedication and the support of a community can withstand the test of time and give hope for the future. While both celebrated milestones Saturday,...Tags: History, Hampton Roads, Dick Clark, Roberta Flack, Theater
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Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center to open tomorrow
Daily PressJoin the celebration tomorrow of the grand opening of the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center at 2410 Wickham Ave. An official ribbon cutting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by an open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Singer Roberta Flack, a four-time...Tags: Roberta Flack
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LAST CHANCE "Electricidad" - Sophocles' "Electra" set in the L.A. barrio - closes this weekend at Black Box Theater, Hofstra University, 516-463-6644. $10, $8 seniors and non-Hofstra students. PLAN AHEAD Hear a musical tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and...Tags: Lionel Hampton, Hofstra University
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A great day in the neighborhood
757-247-4536It's been a truly long time coming, but mark your calendars: The Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center at 2410 Wickham Ave., is opening its doors for good with its official ribbon cutting 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by an open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m....Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Roberta Flack, Public Officials, Denbigh, National Football League
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Sell it to me: Bronzeville condo's details win over potential buyer
Chicago Tribune reporterNot once, in all my years of living in apartments or houses, did I fall in love with where I lived because I really got a kick out of the energy-efficient furnace. Or the elevated train rumbling by. Or the way the burglar bars made me feel so safe....Tags: Joe Louis, Basketball, Energy Saving, Martin Luther King Jr., Bronzeville
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Roberta Flack gets closer to Fitzgerald
247-4794Grammy recording artist Roberta Flack will give the inaugural concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12 for the Ella Fitzgerald Theater. The fundraising event will cap a weekend of activities for the opening of the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center in Newport News....Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Roberta Flack, Music, Theater
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Naughty 'Housewives'
Zap2itA van hugs the switchbacks as it climbs the hills above Los Angeles. Past Ella Fitzgerald Drive and Muddy Waters Lane on the Universal lot, it stops on TV's most famous suburban street, Wisteria Lane. Wisteria is stapled to fake trees, and white...Tags: Vehicles, Teri Hatcher, Homer Simpson, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Celebrity
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Paul Landerman Defined Hip In Hartford
Artie Shaw, the great swing-era clarinetist, once famously called Bing Crosby "the first hip white man." I mentioned that quote to Paul Landerman a few years ago, and he said something to the effect that Shaw — who was one of the many celebrities...Tags: Music Industry, Cigna Corporation, University of Hartford, Family, Victor Borge
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Legendary Hartford Bandleader Paul Landerman Dies
Special To The CourantPaul Landerman, a legendary Hartford bandleader, trombonist and top entertainment-booking agent for many decades, died Friday evening at the Hebrew Home and Hospital in West Hartford. He was 92. Landerman's reign as one of the region's most regal...Tags: Music Industry, Armed Forces, Contracts, University of Connecticut Women's Basketball Program, Tourism and Leisure
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Barber meets Cole Porter on his own terms
Chicago Tribune criticAt this late date, as the 20th Century recedes ever more quickly into the past, can anyone have anything significant to add to the work of America's most suavely literate songwriter, Cole Porter? Can anyone hope to find subtext in Porter's lyrics that...Tags: Music Industry, Poetry, Cole Porter, Frank Sinatra, New Year's
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Live: Ximena at the Gibson Showroom
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterShe might be the current sensation of the new wave of Mexican singers-songwriters, with a gifted voice, a hit debut album and a nomination as best new artist at this year's Latin Grammy Awards. But 22-year-old Ximena Sariņana has her share of...Tags: Music Industry, Grammy Awards, Fiona Apple, Minority Groups, MySpace
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Heritage JazzFest offers top-notch artists in beautiful setting—and it's all for free
Chicago Tribune criticTwenty-seven years ago, one of Chicago's most inspired jazz singers created one of the city's most enduring jazz festivals. Though she often has struggled to find funding and other support for her Heritage JazzFest Music Weekend, Geraldine de Haas...Tags: Music Industry, American Airlines, Inc., Plymouth, Festive Event, Millennium Park
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