Ella Fitzgerald
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 insecure?she 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 Stone's Up Close biography delivers several never-before-published details of this intensely private, legendary singer's life.

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Ella Fitzgerald
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 insecure?she 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 Stone's Up Close biography delivers several never-before-published details of this intensely private, legendary singer's life.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

by Tanya Lee Stone
Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

by Tanya Lee Stone

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Overview

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 insecure?she 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 Stone's Up Close biography delivers several never-before-published details of this intensely private, legendary singer's life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440639111
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 01/10/2008
Series: Penguin Up Close Series
Sold by: Penguin Group
Format: eBook
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 520,518
File size: 5 MB
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Tanya Lee Stone has written many biographies for young readers. She lives in Burlington, Vermont.
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