She won a Grammy
She was the first African-American to perform at the Mocambo
yes she was
The first African American person to receive a Grammy award was Count Basie. The second was singer Ella Fitzgerald. They both won in the same year.
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Yes. She was a very famous african-american singer.
I think Ella Baker. Read Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture) by Barbara Ransby
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Ella Jane Fitzgerald was the first African American women to enter the Jazz scene. She was born on April 25, 1917 and died in July of 1996. Commonly referred to as " First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella". She had a vocal range of three octaves and was known for her scat singing.
Infoplease.comAfrican-American Firsts: Music and Dance: Female Grammy Award winner: Ella Fitzgerald, 1958.
The answer is Marian Anderson. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera Company on January 7, 1955 in as Ulrica in Un Ballo in Maschera , but she was not the first African American to sing with a major opera company. Camilla Ella Williams was the 1st African American singer with the New York City Opera Company. She debut as Coi-Coi-San in Puccini's Madame Butterfly on May 15, 1946.Cio-cio San
Some famous African American ladies are Oprah Winfrey, Janet Jackson, Whoopy Goldberg. And Ella Fitzgerald. Let us not forget Josephine Baker, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.