【美国人物志】艾拉·费兹杰拉（2/5）

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艾拉·费兹杰拉，爵士三女伶之一的急智歌后，被誉为「爵士第一夫人」。艾拉曾赢得13个葛莱美奖，并分别被前美国总统里根和乔治·H·W·布什颁赠国家艺术勋章和总统自由勋章。
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Ella Fitzgerald
Newport News, Virginia
New York City
Chick Webb's
World War Two
Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
be-bop
"Flying Home"
'scat'

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Ella Fitzgerald was born in the southern city of Newport News, Virginia in 1917. Her father left soon after her birth. Her mother took Ella and moved to New York City. Ella's mother died when Ella was 15 years old.
The next year, Ella started singing with Chick Webb's band. She stayed with Chick Webb until he died in 1939. Ella kept his band together after he died until World War Two started. Then most of the band members joined the armed forces. While she was with the band, Ella recorded almost 150 songs.
Ella Fitzgerald was greatly influenced by the experimental music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. It was called be-bop. She used be-bop rhythms in her singing. In 1945, she recorded the song "Flying Home," using the be-bop method known as 'scat'. In scat, the singer's voice sounds like another instrument in the orchestra. Critics say it was the most influential jazz record of the time.