Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald is probably one of the most well-known female jazz singers of the 20th century. Over the course of her career, she recorded over 200 albums, and many of the most influential jazz musicians including Louis Armstrong had the pleasure of working with this iconic musician. In 1986, she was diagnosed with diabetes, and later needed to get both of her legs amputated from the knees down. Because of the surgery, Fitzgerald was unable to perform as often, but she still did whenever she could. She passed away on June 15, 1996. Some of her songs include, “Dream A Little Dream,” (with Louis Armstrong), “Cheek to Cheek,” (with Louis Armstrong), and “These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You).”