Jan 29, 2025 · Six months before she would become the first Black woman nominated for album of the year at the premiere Grammy ceremony in 1959, the jazz great Ella Fitzgerald was loose, candid and confident ...

Jan 11, 2024 · “She could become a new Sarah Vaughan or the next Ella Fitzgerald. She has the same class. I don’t know if she knows their music, but I intend to do a good education for the movie!” Fitzgerald...

Among them, one woman stands tall—Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Song. Long before Beyoncé became the most awarded artist in Grammy history, before hip-hop had a category, before Black artists were given their due on that stage, there was Ella.

3 days ago · Read More: A Timeline Of Beyoncé's GRAMMY Moments, From Her First Win With Destiny's Child To Making History With 'Cowboy Carter' Ella Fitzgerald, Wanda Jackson: The First Women To Perform On The GRAMMYs. The first televised GRAMMY event, a taped "NBC Sunday Showcase," in honor of the 2nd GRAMMY Awards, aired Nov. 29, 1959.

Beyoncé almost teamed up with prolific filmmaker Clint Eastwood for his own take on A Star Is Born. The veteran actor had a lot of praise for the Grammy winner, so much so that he compared her to another well-known musician.

3 days ago · Ella Fitzgerald – 13 Grammys. ... Beyoncé made history during Sunday’s Grammy Awards, and some folks over at Fox News aren’t too pleased with the “ridiculous outcome.” During a Monday ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Over six weeks, audiences will learn about several core figures to see how Black female artists have fought their way to the big stages and survived once they arrived there. The conversations will explore the evolution of the musical careers of Ella Fitzgerald, Tina Turner, Donna Summer and Bernice Johnson Reagon.

Jan 16, 2012 · Not six rows, six bins. She still sells and her art endures. Beyonce is talented, but she is not and never will be an Ella Fitzgerald. Ella was playing arenas into her 70’s.

Mar 10, 2021 · Ella Fitzgerald truly lived up to her nickname "First Lady of Song," being the first woman to receive a Grammy at the inaugural 1959 awards. About a decade later, she became the first...

Jan 27, 2023 · Next week, Signature hosts “First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald” from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5. “It’s a cabaret celebrating Ella Fitzgerald’s music,” Music Director Mark G. Meadows told WTOP. “She...