On this day, we’re remembering the Queen of Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald! ✨ Known as the First Lady of Song for her unparalleled vocal talents, Fitzgerald is one of the most recognizable jazz voices in history. Her unique ability to mimic instrumental sounds helped popularize the vocal improvisation of scatting, which became her signature technique. 🎶 One of her most famous improvisations was her live performance of Mack the Knife at a concert in Berlin in 1960, during which she suffered a memory laps

Remembering American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, born on this date in 1917 in Newport News, Virginia. She died on June 15, 1996. She was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.(Wiki) #ellafitzgerald #jazzsinger #dimestoreradio #FirstLadyofSong, #JazzLegend, #Vocal