Ella Fitzgerald parents: Meet Temperance Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald, an American jazz singer, was often referred to as the “First Lady of Song,” the “Queen of Jazz,” and “Lady Ella” (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) among other titles.

She was hailed for her “horn-like” improvisational abilities, which were particularly audible in her scat singing, as well as her perfect intonation, diction, phrasing, and timing.

With the Chick Webb Orchestra, which performed all over the country but was most usually associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, Fitzgerald, who had a difficult adolescence, found stability.

Her and Webb’s rendition of the kids’ song “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” helped them become well known. After Webb’s death, Fitzgerald took over the ensemble, but she left in 1942 to start a solo career.

She was handled by Moe Gale, a founding member of the Savoy, before turning over the remainder of her career to Norman Granz, who founded Verve Records to release new records by Fitzgerald.

She collaborated with Verve on the recordings of several of her best-known songs, particularly her interpretations of songs from the Great American Songbook.

Fitzgerald made guest appearances on well-known television shows and acted in movies in the second half of the 20th century, but her musical collaborations with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and The Ink Spots were among her best-known performances outside of her solo career.

Ella Fitzgerald’s parents: Meet Temperance Fitzgerald

Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia, on April 25, 1917. Her parents were named as William Fitzgerald and Temperance “Tempie” Henry on the 1920 census, both of whom were classified as “mulatto.”

Her parents lived together in the East End of Newport News for at least two and a half years after she was born, even though they were not married. Temperance Fitzgerald lived a private lifestyle in which personal information is out of reach.

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