“This is the place that made me legitimate. Coming here [to Carnegie Hall] makes me feel like I am coming home. There’s just a feeling I get singing here that I don’t get anywhere else.” – Ella Fitzgerald
We continue our year-long celebration of individuals who have impacted the Hall by recognizing Digital Hall of Fame 2015 inductee
#EllaFitzgerald. She made her debut at Carnegie Hall on September 29, 1947 on September 29, 1947 with
#DizzyGillespie. Between 1947 and 1991, the “First Lady of Song” went on to perform here multiple times.
Read more about Ella Fitzgerald and view portraits of the other inductees, illustrated by artist Stan_Chow, through the link in our profile.
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