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Ella Fitzgerald (First Lady of Song - ang. Pierwsza Dama Piosenki, ur. 25 kwietnia 1917 r. w Newport News USA, zm. 15 czerwca 1996 r. w Beverly Hills) - amerykańska wokalistka jazzowa, jedna z najwybitniejszych śpiewaczek w historii tego gatunku muzycznego, jak również swingu i be-bopu. Debiutowała w 1934 r. (miała wówczas 16 lat) w konkursie piosenki w teatrze Apollo w Harlemie w Nowym Jorku. Szybko dostrzeżona jako obiecujący talent została zaangażowana do orkiestry swingowej Chicka Webba. Po jego śmierci objęła kierownictwo zespołu (1939) i zmieniła jego nazwę na Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra. Karierę solową rozpoczęła w 1941...

A native Californian, Gerald Albright grew up in South Central Los Angeles. After high school, he attended the University of Redlands where he received a B.S. degree in Business Management, minoring in Music. Immediately after college, Albright began to master his talent by working extensively in the studio with such artists as Patrice Rushen, Anita Baker, Lola Folana, Atlantic Starr, The Winans, Olivia Newton-John, The Temptations, and Maurice White. He also toured with Les McCann, Rodney Franklin, Jeff Lorber, Teena Marie, Marlene Shaw, Debra and Eloise Laws, Quincy Jones, Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, and many others. In addition to numerous...

The Geraldine Fibbers was the bluesy, grungey, country tinged vehicle of singer/songwriter Carla Bozulich, a longtime veteran of the Southern California post-punk scene who previously tenured in Ethyl Meatplow and Neon Vein. After the former's 1993 breakup, Bozulich formed the Fibbers with guitarist Daniel Keenan, bassist William Tutton, violinist Jessy Greene, and drummer Kevin Fitzgerald, debuting the following year on the Sympathy for the Record Industry label with the EP Get Thee Gone. After signing to Virgin, the group issued 1995's acclaimed Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home; Butch, a more angular noise-rock-oriented effort thanks to the influence...