On Wednesday nights, the Apollo Theater in Harlem is one of the hottest tickets in town. But there's no celebrity headliner. It's Amateur Night! And the audience is there to pick the NEXT breakout ...

1934 In her first stage performance, Ella Fitzgerald wins an Amateur Night competition at the Apollo Theater. 1936 Ella’s first recording, “Love and Kisses,” is released on Decca Records. 1938 Ella’s ...

Harlem’s Apollo Theater has unveiled a new walk of fame, boasting such music legends as James Brown, Patti LaBelle and Ella Fitzgerald Suggested Reading Why Timothée Chalamet, Druski’s Latest Internet ...

Nearly thirty years after the influential jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald’s death, her legacy and influence remain strong. Two recent books are inspired by her story. A biography, “Becoming Ella ...

Few actresses get to know a character quite as well as Tina Fabrique knows Ella Fitzgerald. As a young jazz singer, Fabrique saw Fitzgerald perform twice at Harlem's Apollo Theater. During her tenure ...