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The Historical Approach to the Positive Music
Host, Harrison Ridley, Jr.
Sunday, 8 pm to 12 am
Author, critic, historian, and all-around nice guy Harrison Ridley, Jr., does it all with swing. Sunday nights are perfect for curling up next to your radio and taking a trip back to a time when swing and bebop elements of jazz were young, fresh, and fabulous.
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Iconic Jazz Vocalist: Ella Fitzgerald -- May 18
"I know I'm no glamour girl, and it's not easy for me to get up in front of a crowd of people. It used to bother me a lot, but now I've got it figured out that God gave me this talent to use, so I just stand there and sing." -- Ella Fitzgerald
Known as "Lady Ella" and the "First Lady of Song," Ella Jane Fitzgerald (1917 to 1996) personified jazz for almost six decades and was adored by audiences worldwide. Considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century, with a vocal range spanning three octaves, and amazing improvisational ability, Ella was one of the supreme interpreters of the Great American Songbook. During her career, she was the winner of 13 Grammy Awards, and was awarded the National Medal of Art by President Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George H. W. Bush.
"I didn't realize our songs were so good until Ella sang them." -- Ira Gershwin
"Ella Fitzgerald was beyond category." -- Duke Ellington
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