Columbia State Community College's First Farmers Performance Series is set to begin with a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on Oct. 22.

Ella Jane Fitzgerald, born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia, was an iconic American jazz singer and songwriter, often hailed as the "First Lady of Song," "Queen of Jazz," and "Lady Ella." ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Ella Fitzgerald’s latest posthumous album, The Moment of Truth: ...

In his 859-page monograph The Swing Era (1989), composer and historian Gunther Schuller skipped past Ella Fitzgerald. In 2011, when Judith Tick asked him about the omission, he responded that "there ...

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Like Someone In Love’ joins the Verve Acoustic Sounds Series on 180-gram vinyl, mastered from the original ...

In the late 18th and early 1900s, black communities in New Orleans fused African rhythms and European harmonies, creating ...

There are few voices in jazz, and perhaps in all of music, that carry the warmth, depth and precision of Ella Fitzgerald's. Her effortless swing, her impeccable phrasing, her ability to transform even ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This album cover image released by Verve shows "The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum" by Ella Fitzgerald. (Verve via AP) The ...

Verve Records has announced a new, never-before-released live album from legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Titled The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum, the album was recorded at the Oakland ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ella, however, took more time to warm up to the blond bombshell. "Initially, she only knew what she had seen on film or read in ...

In early 1933, a 15-year-old Ella Fitzgerald spent many a day dancing for dimes and nickels on the sidewalks of Yonkers, N.Y. At least she did until a truant officer caught her and hauled her to ...

RECORDING OF “STELLA BY STARLIGHT”, PERFORMED BY ELLA FITZGERALD. Rob Hudson: what are the things that really tell the story of the hall? A block of wood, a pair of glasses. There's something about ...