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    • Jun 15, 1996
    Jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald dies of diabetes in Beverly Hills, California. She made one brief appearance in the Top 10 of the Billboard country chart, with her 1944 single "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street"
    Jul 2, 2002
    Jazz bass player Ray Brown dies before a show in Indianapolis. He was married for four years to Ella Fitzgerald, who appeared in 1944 on an early version of the Billboard country singles chart
    Nov 4, 2003
    New Line releases the "Elf" soundtrack, featuring Jim Reeves' "Jingle Bells" and Eddy Arnold's "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town." Also on the CD: Eartha Kitt, Louis Prima, Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Preston
    Aug 8, 2005
    "Ain't Misbehavin'" songwriter Fats Waller is announced as an inductee in the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame in New York. Among the 11 other additions are Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Roy Eldridge and Benny Goodman
    Sep 8, 2005
    "Ain't Misbehavin'" composer Fats Waller and Ella Fitzgerald join the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame in New York. The ceremony also recognizes Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Roy Eldridge, Charles Mingus, Joe Oliver and Johnny Hodges, among others
    Oct 10, 2006
    BMG releases "Now That's What I Call Christmas! Vol. 3." The holiday compilation features Gene Autry's "Frosty The Snow Man," plus Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Cash, Alison Krauss, Brenda Lee, Burl Ives, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald
    Jan 10, 2007
    A postage stamp honoring jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald is dedicated at New York's Lincoln Center. Her single "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street" appeared in 1944 in an early version of what would eventually become the Billboard country chart
    Apr 15, 2011

    The "Elf" soundtrack is certified gold by the RIAA. Included are Jim Reeves' "Jingle Bells" and Eddy Arnold's "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town," plus tracks by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Prima and Billy Preston

    Apr 25, 2017
    New York City observes Ella Fitzgerald Day on the 100th anniversary of her birth. The jazz singer landed one single, "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street," on an early version of the Billboard country chart
    Jan 24, 2019
    Dolly Parton's "Coat Of Many Colors," Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley P.T.A." and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" are announced as new entries in the Grammy Hall of Fame, along with recordings by Fats Domino, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra
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