Ella Fitzgerald recording an episode of PBS' "Soundstage" in Chicago, Nov. 20, 1979.
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Scat That: Ella Fitzgerald at 100
Born April 25, 2017, she was the First Lady of Song—master of swing, bebop, the Great American Songbook and anything else she wanted to sing. A quintessential American cultural figure, she was canonized for who she was—and criticized for who she was not, and for what people wanted her to be.
Matty Karas, curator
April 24, 2017