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Ella Fitzgerald : A Twentieth-Century Life [Book]

The name Ella Fitzgerald brings to mind a silky voice crooning jazz standards. The First Lady of Song earned her nickname by touring almost nonstop for over fifty years, winning thirteen Grammys, and recording album after album.But who was the woman behind the name? How did a teenage runaway become a renowned jazz singer? Long after her homeless days, Ella remained insecureshe often suffered stage fright. Yet she was a born performer, able to improvise lyrics and record songs in single takes. She even seemed more comfortable on stage than off, and close friends found her hard to truly know.Tanya Lee Stones Up Close biography delivers several never-before-published details of this intensely private, legendary singers life.

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