Thursday, May 5, 2011

Summertime by Lady Ella

The First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, performs live in Berlin. This is "Summertime", originally written and performed for the play "Porgy and Bess", a drama about a homeless Southern black family trying to survive during the Great Depression.

Lady Ella is without a doubt one of the greatest American treasures. Each song she performed was delivered with such emotion and complexity. She lived, breathe, suffered, and triumphed with every song.

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