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Nearly thirty years after the influential jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald’s death, her legacy and influence remain strong. Two recent books are inspired by her story. A biography, “Becoming Ella ...

A new biography sheds light on her humble beginnings and prolific, genre-defining career. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate ...

Editor’s note: This segment originally broadcast on March 17, 2023. How did Ella Fitzgerald become the legend she was? That’s the question author Judith Tick asks and answers in her new biography on ...

Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song. By Judith Tick. W.W. Norton & Company; 592 pages; $40 and £30 But, as a new biography makes clear, for a long time this ...

Like many renowned artists, Ella Fitzgerald always knew what she wanted to do in life. Unfortunately for her, those dreams of becoming a dancer were dashed once her voice got recognized instead of her ...

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