June 15, 1996 Ella Jane Fitzgerald, jazz and pop vocalist also known as the “First Lady of Song,” died. Fitzgerald was born April 25, 1917 in Newport News, Virginia. She made her singing debut at the age of 17 at the Apollo Theater and won the first prize of $25. In 1935, she began singing […]
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June 15th in African American History – Ella Jane Fitzgerald
By Chimsima Zuhri on June 15, 2011 in African American History, June, Music
Tags: Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, Grammy Award, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, jazz, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Jazz Master, pop, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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May 12th in African American History – Alwyn Lopez “Al” Jarreau
By Chimsima Zuhri on May 12, 2011 in African American History, May, Music
Tags: Grammy Award, jazz, pop, R&B
May 12, 1940 Alwyn Lopez “Al” Jarreau, vocalist, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jarreau earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Ripon College in 1962 and a Master’s Degree in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Iowa in 1964. In 1968, he decided to make music his primary occupation and began playing in […]
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