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GREAT PERFORMANCES presents We Love Ella! A Tribute to the First Lady of Song, premiering Wednesday, June 6 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). For more information visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/... In this web-exclusive video, see concert footage from the broadcast and interviews with jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis and vocalist Lizz Wright as they weigh in on America's "First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald. The interviews were shot at a gala musical event commemorating what would have been Ella's 90th birthday. This once-in-a-lifetime concert, co-hosted by Natalie Cole and Quincy Jones, also included Ella-inspired performances by Stevie Wonder, Patti Austin, Nancy Wilson, American Idol Ruben Studdard, George Duke, Take 6, and others. One of the longest-running performing arts anthologies on television, the award-winning GREAT PERFORMANCES series presents the best in music, dance and theater. The series is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Arts, public television viewers, and PBS. Major corporate funding is provided by UBS.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: PBS

Length: 06:58
Rating: 4.88
Views: 35672

Tags: American  Cole  Ella  Fitzgerald  Great  Idol  Jazz  Jones  Music  Natalie  PBS  Performances  Quincy  Ruben  Stevie  Studdard  Wonder  

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dawnlovely (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is the first time I saw her.....I was blown away! I am so happy I tuned in, this Special was Amazing!.....Her voice is so PURE and GENUINE....I'm so happy PBS exists!
ticklemebad (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
HOLY CRAP... Lizz is so frickin amazing!
4DECO1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
She has a beautiful voice.
beautifulKatrina (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
GREAT HORN....
djjazziedeb (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Lizz is my new favorite vocalist. She has an old soul for such a young lady.
anserev (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Sha has a fantastic voice but because of the deepness of her voice the background music at times drowns her out.
sunshine2481 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Where can i purchase the DVD? I went to the PBS website and it not have an option to click on and buy it.
davidjcliff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
thomcat: Where can I buy the DVD? How lucky you were to be there. How do you learn of these concerts taped for PBS? I would love to see some in person.
Sandy02jamdown (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That dress came on PBS???
guillecrawley (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What a cool person she is! Yes, pretty but whith a great spirit.

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