Ella Fitzgerald was the first black woman to get a record . Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport  News , Virginia , On April 25 , 1917 . Ella Fitzgerald loved to sing Ella grew up with no father and her mother died when she was younger . Ella was taking care of by a orphan In Asylum in Riverdale , Ny . It was for colored only . 

In this photo Ella Fitzgerald first performance at the Apollo Theater in Harlem , New York 1934. This same night Ella won losts of money because of her singing she won $25.00 . She sang Boswell's "Judy . The people loved Ella's Singing .

Ella Made About 200 Albums .

Ray Brown, Jr. Ella Fitzgerald only son he was born in New York City . Ray learned early to appreciate the beauty and artistry of music. Ray studied piano at the age of 10. At the age of  14 he started playing drums became an extended musical passion . Ray Brown also had a child . 






In this photo Billie Holiday drops in for Ella Fitzgeralds performance in 1947 at Bop City nightclub in New York and has a drink with the jazz vocalist and her husband bassist Ray Brown.

This photo is a night when Ella Fitzgerald got arrested but she was only eating cake and a piece a pie she didnt even do anything but they locked her up . they were just picking on her and her friend  .

Ella wasn’t allowed to play at the Mocambo a famous nightclub because she was black.Marilyn called the owner and said that she’d show up for every show and sit in the front row if they allowed Ella to sing.And Marilyn was there for every show in the front row. Ella loved Marilyn because she was always there for her no matter what she would always make sure Ella gets her way . 

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In 1918, in Newport News, Virginia. She began performing and made her first recording"Love and Kisses" .in 1935,and had a million-seller in 1938 with ‘A-Tisket, A-Tasket. She is a musical legend.

In this photo is Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong they song with each other and made plenty of songs together . They songs were the best they were very close . 

President Reagan thanks Ella Fitzgerald for her performance following the state dinner for the king and queen of Spain at the White House on October 13, 1981. They all loved her singing and they thanked her for that .

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Facts

Birth Name: Ella Fitzgerald
Nickname: “Lady Ella” and “First Lady of Song”
Birth date: April 25, 1917
Birth place: Newport News, Va.
Death date: June 15, 1996
Death place: Beverly Hills, Calif.

Parents: William Fitzgerald, Temperance Siblings: Frances Da Silva (half sister)

Married: Benny Kornegay (1939-1940), Ray Brown (1946-1952)
Children: Ray Brown, Jr.
Grandchildren: Alice Brown

First stage performance: Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater, 1934
First recording: “Love and Kisses,” Decca – 1936
First number one song: “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” – 1938

Favorite sports teams: (Los Angeles) Dodgers, Lakers

• As a child, Ella enjoyed playing baseball.
• Ella’s favorite singers as a child were Louis Armstrong and Connee Boswell.
• Ella made her first recording on June 12, 1935 with Chick Webb. It was called “Love and Kisses.
• In the 1940s, Ella was known as one of the best scat singers in the world.
• Throughout her career, Ella recorded at least 200 albums.