Ella Fitzgerald : the complete biography /

Ella Fitzgerald : the complete biography /

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Author / Creator:	Nicholson, Stuart, 1948-
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (334 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
Language:	English
Series:	African American music reference.
Subject:	Fitzgerald, Ella. Fitzgerald, Ella. Singers -- United States -- Biography. Singers. United States. Electronic books. Biographies. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11300203

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ISBN:	9781136788147 113678814X 9780203825594 0203825594 9781136788093 1136788093 9781136788130 1136788131 0415971195 9780415971195
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Discography: pages 259-324. Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-258) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	"Stuart Nicholson's biography of Ella Fitzgerald is considered a classic in jazz literature. Drawing on original documents, interviews, and new information, Nicholson draws a complete picture of Fitzgerald's professional and personal life. Fitzgerald rose from being a pop singer with chart-novelty hits in the late '30s to become a bandleader and then one of the greatest interpreters of American popular song. Along with Billie Holiday, she virtually defined the female voice in jazz, and countless others followed in her wake and acknowledged her enormous influence. Continuing to perform until age and illness made it impossible for her to go on, she left behind an incredible body of work, most still available on CDs today." "Fitzgerald was guarded about the facts of her life; a shy and self-effacing woman, she let her voice speak for itself. She rarely gave interviews on personal subjects, and discussed her life in only the most general terms. Coming from humble circumstances, even her birth date was widely misreported until Nicholson unearthed her original birth certificate. Through painstaking research and personal interviews with Fitzgerald's family, friends, and fellow musicians, Stuart Nicholson offers the first full picture of this singer's life and times." "For any lover of jazz or a fan of American popular music, Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Biography is must-reading."--Jacket
Other form:	Print version: Nicholson, Stuart, 1948- Ella Fitzgerald : the complete biography. New York : Routledge, 2004 9780415971195
Standard no.:	10.4324/9780203825594

Table of Contents:

Chapter One, 1917-1930
Chapter Two, 1931-1935
Chapter Three, 1935
Chapter Four, 1935-1938
Chapter Five, 1938-1942
Chapter Six, 1942-1946
Chapter Seven, 1946-1947
Chapter Eight, 1947-1949
Chapter Nine, 1949-1952
Chapter Ten, 1952-1955
Chapter Eleven, 1955-1957
Chapter Twelve, 1957-1959
Chapter Thirteen, 1960-1966
Chapter Fourteen, 1964-1972
Chapter Fifteen, 1972-1978
Chapter Sixteen, 1978-1993.