Ella Fitzgerald Most Popular Songs
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Questions and Answers
My grandfather is turning 80 years old this year (he was born in 1928), and I am trying to get some songs together to play at the party.
What were some popular bands, songs ect…….
The songs he probably grew up with were from the Big Band era. Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Glenn Miller Band, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Hutton, Dean Martin, Perry Como. Sorry can't think of any more right off hand.
I love her music but I want to know if people like her music.
Ella is my favorite vocalist, and a few of my favorite recordings of her on YouTube are:
I'm Beginning to See the Light Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHkk0RBlS…
Love is Here to Stay Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at3DdAQse…
Love You Madly Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84GGNtkWe…
A Fine Romance Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zhcQcge_… and
You're the Top (with Nat King Cole) Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90KkUXfBV…
She is probably the best scat singer, exemplified by this performance of One Note Samba Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbL9vr4Q2…
She is also the most outstanding jazz chanteuse, best illustrated by her Songbooks, recordings of the best tunes written by the greatest 20th century composers of American Popular Song–Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, Johnny Mercer, and Harold Arlen. See Manhattan Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCxkUPZ4Z… and Love for Sale Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FljB6Eh6…
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks (a 16-CD collection) can be viewed at Http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Ella-Fitz…
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