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Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song shower & shave Its amber color radiates aBecoming Ella Fitzgerald offers a vivid biography of jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald, revealing the artist behind the voice that redefined 20th century music. Historian Judith Tick uncovers Fitzgeralds challenging youth, early fame, and the racial and gender barriers she overcame. Drawing from family insights and rare press coverage, Tick highlights Fitzgeralds transformation of vocal jazz and influence on bebop and the Great American Songbook. This