"A lot of singers think all they have to do is exercise their tonsils to get ahead. They refuse to look for new ideas and new outlets, so they fall by the wayside... I'm going to try to find out the new ideas before the others do."
Ella Fitzgerald
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“In order for us to truly create and contribute to the world, we have to be able to connect countless dots, to cross-pollinate ideas. ”Maria Popova blogger + brain picker
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In 1987, Ella's 1938 recording of A-Tisket, A-Tasket entered the Grammy Hall of Fame. She first wrote the song while improvising on the children's rhyme to cheer up her bandleader and mentor, Chick Webb, while he was very sick.
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To commemorate Ella's 96th birthday, Google posted this doodle on their main search page.
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