Ella Fitzgerald
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Downtown Neighbouring Rights, which was established last June, has struck a deal to represent the estate of Ella Fitzgerald for performance royalty collections outside the U.S. The deal covers Fitzgerald’s entire repertoire, including classics such as “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, “Cheek to Cheek“, “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).”
One of the most legendary female jazz singers in history, Fitzgerald recorded songs written by composers and lyricists such as Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, George & Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin and Rodgers & Hart. She is additionally known for her many duets with Louis Armstrong. Over the course of her career, she won 13 Grammys, the National Medal of Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and France’s Order of Arts and Letters.