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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 21
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21: ELLA FITZGERALD'S CAREER START
Profile America -- Saturday, November 21st. Just about every jazz critic's short list of top singers includes Ella Fitzgerald. It was 75 years ago this evening that her career got its start. Appearing at one of the Apollo Theater's famous amateur nights. She fumbled her first song, but starting over, impressed the audience and won first prize. This led to her first professional gigs, and one of the most astonishing careers in jazz history was on its way. Her recording career lasted 53 years, and she won 13 Grammies, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Jazz accounts for about 3 percent of recordings sold each year -- among them some of the hundreds of songs Ella Fitzgerald recorded, which are still in print. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 558
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 1102
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look under the "Newsroom" button).
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