Learn about Ella Fitzgerald
also known as the First Lady of Song
Saturday night @ the cabana
you may know here as the first lady of song but her real name is Ella Fitzgerald food and drinks are on the house by Ella's son Ray brown jr you are welcome to bring friends and family you can learn her birth date ( April 25 1917 ) and the date of her death ( June 15 1996)
Ella fitzgerald
a great singer
Ray brown jr
the first lady of songs son
ray brown
this is the father of Ella's only son ray brown this is where ray brown Jr got his name
fun facts about Ella Fitzgerald
how she was dicovered
Following a troubled childhood, Ella Fitzgerald turned to singing and debuted at the Apollo Theater in 1934. Discovered in an amateur contest, she went on to became the top female jazz singer for decades
what happened when her mother died
After her mother's death in 1932, Fitzgerald ended up moving in with an aunt. She started skipping school. Fitzgerald was then sent to a special reform school but didn't stay there long. By 1934, Ella was trying to make it on her own and living on the streets. Still harboring dreams of becoming an entertainer, she entered an amateur contest at Harlem's Apollo Theater. She sang the Hoagy carmicheal tune "Judy" as well as "The Object of My Affection," wowing the audience. Fitzgerald went on to win the contest's $25 first place prize.