Ella Fitzgerald : the complete biography / Stuart Nicholson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholson, Stuart, 1948- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fitzgerald, Ella.

Singers--United States--Biography.

Singers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, England : Routledge, 2004.

Language Note:

English

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. Also includes two 8-page inse

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Prologue; 1. 1917-1930; 2. 1931-1935; 3. 1935; 4. 1935-1938; 5. 1938-1942; 6. 1942-1946; 7. 1946-1947; 8. 1947-1949; 9. 1949-1952; 10. 1952-1955; 11. 1955-1957; 12. 1957-1959; 13. 1960-1966; 14. 1964-1972; 15. 1972-1978; 16. 1978-1993; Notes; Discography; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-136-78813-1

0-203-82559-4

9780203825594

OCLC:

884645602