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Ella Fitzgerald's flirtation with reefer songs

  • Written by Adam Gustafson, Instructor in Music, Pennsylvania State University
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“The First Lady of Song” Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100 on April 25: institutions from the Library of Congress to the Grammy Museum will be honoring her amazing contributions to the jazz canon.

It will be interesting to see if any tributes mention Fitzgerald’s “Wacky...

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