ELLA FITZGERALD RECEIVES THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD

[@GloriaSol]

I pray all these artist sitting in the audience know how privileged they were to have experienced such a legend!

[@dr.davidjuliusfordjr.6697]

I mean. She just got up there and sang Stevie Wonder (which is hard to do) with no rehearsal and killed it!!! No one can do it like Ms. Ella Fitzgerald. She was gifted and a vocal beast.

[@patriciajenner9589]

If you can pull that off unrehearsed; then you are truly the Queen of jazz

[@ChicanoPhD]

Love the way Whitney nods and smiles. The younger diva appreciating the Diva who paved the way for her.

[@levanabrzeni]

For her, singing was more natural than speaking. She was from another planet. That's who she was

[@quantum470]

Ella Fitzgerald - the best voice in recorded history!

[@danielvictor7321]

Sorry, but the best voice was Dame Vera Lynn!

[@quantum470]

@@danielvictor7321 No, I totally disagree!

[@danielvictor7321]

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[@quantum470]

@@danielvictor7321 No, I still totally disagree!

[@sunnymarie2060]

" I'm learning how to rap"😃😃😃

[@orvgg]

what a lovely, humble woman. She said the only thing she could do was sing.

[@djenkins1918]

I can't watch this without tearing up. A master at her craft, and one who took care of her instrument. The lack of smoking and drinking are so very evident. At this late stage in her fabulous career, she still sounds beautiful and youthful!!! Again, a true master at her craft. Thank you!!

[@pevensielavere22]

:51 "They ain't gonna leave me behind, I'm learning how to rap!" I love her so much! :-) You are the sunshine of my life, Ella!

[@baritonebynight]

Even at this late stage in her career, her voice remains fresh and youthful and her timing untouched by age.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

....the miracle of her life and career was that she always sounded like a highly spirited 16 year old girl....just full of energy and joy and light....forever young....forever inspiring....

[@noelleslie6665]

Wow the senior most singer we see on KZbin.what forward talent. I see Lionel Richie, Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Houston all stunned by her in the audience.

[@CaribbeanAtheist1978]

I can't even describe how she just made me feel. Just WOW!!!

[@randyramlan6504]

The First Lady of Song.. forever loved!

[@MichaelDugenia]

She taught everyone how it's done. Pure fabulosity! I can't get enough of the Boss Lady.

[@terrywilson1914]

Ella Fitzgerald will never be able to be touched!

[@75mayo1]

She Was of another planet... Incredible!!

[@carmendemetrio3238]

Marco Gomez 😄❗️Cierto!... 😍👍🏻

[@debarghyaroy9948]

I cannot thank you enough for uploading this. It's so hard to watch her perform because I kept on getting emotional about it. Here we have a grand old lady of music, so humble, salt of the earth! Is there or will there be any one close to her? NEVER! See the way she appreciates new talent! How meek and polite of her to remark that singing is the only thing she could do! The world could learn a lot from her. Since I never got the opportunity to meet the grand Dame that she was, I can only hope to kiss her feet in the after life. I don't care if I'm too young to listen to her and not that shallow Justin Beiber for I have her on the pedestal in the shrine of my memory.

[@noelleslie6665]

What a sharp voice and elegant!!!

[@amyscott5975]

I've always been a fan of hers, what a pleasure it would be to go back in time to meet her and to hear her sing with Louis Armstrong would be so great :)

[@DougLerner]

I also imagine being able to do exactly that!

[@yamil5929]

She was part of that artists, like Mahalia Jackson etc…

[@alessiocan100]

SUPERIOR and UNSURPASSED BEST SINGER of all times...!!!

[@MozeyB2]

I believe this was the NAACP image award for lifetime achievement. I love Ella so much❤

[@GreaterDeity]

Even at that age, flawless.

[@direfranchement]

Her voice was in serious decline because her health was in serious decline. She did a lot of flawless singing in her prime, but she was no longer able to do it by this point. She had already had open heart surgery, was nearly blinded by diabetes, and would within a few years have both legs amputated.

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

@@direfranchement ....but not before she stunned the world with sublime performances in her old age....the singer Vesta Williams said that at one of Ella's last performances they had to practically CARRY her out...but once she got to the mike....she was AMAZING....

[@baritonebynight]

@@direfranchement Nobody's singing is ever flawless. Every singer has weaknesses and they become more apparent as they age. In the case of Ella, she was smart enough to know how to use her remaining resources to be able to perform well into her 70s when her health was in decline. This performance wasn't bad...its no pitch, the voice has plenty of blume and she is able to make it her own. Her voice remained youthful throughout her career....and when the support started to go and the wobble began to develop...she would move instead of sustain the note.

[@direfranchement]

@baritonebynight Don't need to be lectured by you on Ella, the human voice, or aging. I am most likely more well-versed in all three topics than you.

[@wayne0wayne]

"I haven't rehearsed it with the band" but let me just go ahead and kill it and bring the house down.

[@JeremySherron]

It is unbelievable how young some of these artist look in the audience and how a lot of them are no longer with us. Cherish each day and leave a legacy. Our time will come.

[@kyurim.925]

all my love to this woman. The best singer ever!!! Love you Ella. love your voice.

[@gabejurewicz713]

You're darn right you'll always be around! You're still in out hearts Miss Ella, may that always be!

[@troyancheta3803]

Frank Sinatra once sid that he's most nervous when he's singing with Ella

[@CuirPhotodotNet]

....she was his fave singer...and i do not blame him for being intimidated...she could upstage him at will....her phrasing and jazz scatting are unworldly....

[@1409mcintyre]

this clip is so wonderful for so many reasons, one of the best moments on a music show ever -

[@igotyourback9175]

She did that with no rehearsal? Wow! We are some magical people!

[@paulajanson8053]

I saw this when it was originally broadcast. I come back to it often. This is one of my favorite performances of my entire lifetime! Priceless!

[@SarahPaesLinsMusic]

Forever wonderful Lady Ella Fitzgerald!!! I love this!!!

[@thelmamwadzaya7378]

She's indeed the sunshine! None like her....sleep well Ella!

[@ericm5393]

Greatness , humility . Simply Unmatched ! Rest Easy Ms Ella

[@eojeda1375]

WOW ELLA, ELLA, ELLA, such a GREAT singer and PERSON, with a marvelous heart and a very fine sense of humbleness !!! You made tears out of my eyes !!! joyful tears !!!!

[@pageljazz]

I remember seeing this when it was first broadcast. I was like 13 or something, and just getting into jazz. At 2:06, my little brother and I looked at each other like "HOLY SHIT."

[@CarlosRojasOficial]

No Autotune. PERFECT PITCH!!!

[@noxmystica]

fantastic wonderful lady :-) what a shining star

[@richardlan7795]

la grande dame qu'elle est et restera était deja bien fatigué par sa maladie un grand moment merci MADAME vous etes magnifique

[@itstuff4744]

What a great lady ! she was sensational ! God bless you Ella !!!

[@rashendrickjohnson52]

rip. She was so humble

[@alessiocan100]

UNSURPASSED PHENOMENA!!! ELLA is the VOICE!!!

[@clivem24]

Dear Ella, you were and still are the QUEEN!

[@brunopicaude3092]

A international treasure. She never lost her voice !

[@freddyejeancarter1816]

Amazing thank you god for blessing us to be around during this ladies lifetime to share the gift you gave her.

[@brycescott4935]

Whitney and Ella🤗🤗❤️ I should’ve been brought up in a different generation 🥰

[@mindisaction]

Elderly and wisdom giving a magister lesson forever.

[@louisboyer3919]

TEARS IN MY EYES

[@mikebrown3642]

Dear dear Ella, what an incredible effortlessly talented person!

[@JorgeDan75]

What singer can sing in this way at this age??? Nobody

[@baritonebynight]

There are some...but not many. Gladys Knight is 76 years old and her voice has changed very little over the years. Operatic legend Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, best known to the non classical public as the singer of the wedding of Charles and Diana, sang in public until she was 73. The Italian Soprano Magda Olivero gave her final public performance at age 99. So there are some..but not many.

[@JorgeDan75]

@@baritonebynight Thank you, your post is interesting :-)

[@noelsamson876]

What a beautiful moment!!! Thank you for sharing this to the world

[@luciaroyas5140]

I truly admire this lady from head to toe she's one of a kind...❤️👏💎

[@alyshac3582]

all in it AJ haha, love ella, she is forever

[@udiggit13]

The professional never gets old.

[@haydie6907]

Just Wow. She was one of a kind.

[@patrickgraves5408]

I love this lady. Much missed.

[@AbstractDivergent]

The ultimate and greatest. Love this lady.

[@livfernandes5762]

Phrasing and improvising impeccable...

[@douglassharpe55]

A shame she couldn't have been given at least 50 more good years.

[@ericm5393]

Dont you just love her , she is sorely missed !

[@etolerific]

Man she was just phenomenal! Age was nothing! I’m just amazed!

[@sandraeckelhofer]

😢 dearest Ella, my Diva! thank you so, so much for all the beauty.

[@edwardmuse8801]

ELLA FITZGERALD FOREVER THE FIRST LADY OF SONG

[@jasminewashington6728]

This made me cry

[@victorvien]

why can't any of these "singers" today sound as good as this elderly woman?

[@noelleslie6665]

I and many in this world will have the same question. Nobody can!!

[@javcampbell]

I love you, Ella

[@becky4592]

The absolute Jazz queen.

[@gabrielofficial7859]

what an amazing voice and grace❤

[@louisboyer3919]

a class act to the end

[@t1000eg]

2020 thinking of you all the time Ella x

[@King-iv6px]

Oh my god....Whitney houston was WATCHING

[@jsoul99]

class, grace, talent .. regal.

[@120519691]

Truly the best singer in the world!

[@dolemite72]

❤️❤️❤️👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾her music lives in my heart

[@Felix-wp9fb]

Sunshine maker Ella!

[@Saturdayz_In_The_Fall]

The 1st Lady of SONG!

[@ederrick987]

Wow the legendary Ms Ella Fitzgerald .

[@mickcarlon8147]

Ella was an angel.

[@robertasalatino7461]

Wow wow wow !!!!!! Ella Love you to much

[@carlettadavis7986]

Rip to all three

[@robertjohnson2885]

Wonderful wonderful woman 💗💗

[@l.a.gothro3999]

@ 00:10 Oprah in the lower right corner of the screen looks straight at the camera.

[@davidwhitehurst6625]

Now this is a class act the young Sanger of today take note

[@yasirhussain2056]

3:34 is that whitney

[@leinpacheco5365]

Yes

[@bestwhitney]

3:32 4:25 WHITNEY HOUSTON!!! AHHHHH MY GOOODDD

[@yasminaberrabane2883]

Repose en paix 😌😌😌😌

[@babyboomerrodg]

the one and only....thank you

[@brianverschuur88]

She is my musical hero , what year was this filmed ??

[@aintthatsomeshit2920]

Brian Verschuur Looks distinctively late 80's.

[@brianverschuur88]

AintThat SomeShit hmmm yeah suspected as much , thank youuu :)

[@giancarlozedda8395]

Meravigliosa!

[@robertjohnson2885]

Yes, you will always be around

[@conservativeneurologyb4999]

wonderful

[@dikapo3]

MARAVILLOSA MARAVILLOSA MARAVILLOSA FOREVER

[@karljohansson9311]

WHO is the guy in the background? He was blurred during this performance in Swedish tv.

[@b.m.4345]

The one doing the clapping thing? It's Al Jarreau.

[@judylane9940]

Beautiful!

[@gucciysl]

The one and only!

[@mattwalla365]

If only she was here today

[@andreaghigini7198]

Ella forever

[@johnnybell61]

Àmazing lady 💕

[@purplehippie1]

What year was this?

[@cathycartee4180]

It's sad to see her looking for ill. God bless.

[@TTT-qg4gf]

She still sounded amazing