国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「The First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald won 13 Grammys and sold over 40 million albums. But how did she get her start? Ella Fitzgerald was discovered at an amateur night at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, and invited to try out for bandleader Chick Webb. When Webb died in 1939, the 22-year-old singer took over the orchestra, becoming one of the first woman musicians to lead her own band. Learn more about Fitzgerald: https://s.si.edu/EllaStart #BecauseOfHerStory #WomensHistory #BlackHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #MusicHistory #EntertainmentHistory #JazzAppreciationMonth #JazzHistory #NYHistory #EllaFitzgerald #SmithsonianMusic Support of jazz programming at the museum is made possible by the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; The Argus Fund; the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, founding donor of the Jazz Appreciation Month endowment; David C. Frederick and Sophia Lynn; Goldman Sachs; and the John Hammond Performance Series Endowment Fund. The painting Big Band was donated to the Museum by the LeRoy Neiman Foundation.」4月4日 2時20分