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Ella scat-sings her way into hearts of 300 kids
Ella scat-sings her way into hearts of 300 kids

Ella scat-sings her way into hearts of 300 kids

Date3/28/1984
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  • Ella scat-sings her way into hearts of 300 kids
  • Ella scat-sings her way into hearts of 300 kids. Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald enthralled 300 lucky children at a special kids-on-the-aisle program she gave at the Royal York's Imperial Room yesterday. She's starring there this week and will also raise her voice in song and to speak about diabetes at a special benefit dinner in the hotel Saturda night. Proceeds will go to the Toronto chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ella scat-sings her way into hearts of 300 kids. Jazz great Ella Fitzgerald enthralled 300 lucky children at a special kids-on-the-aisle program she gave at the Royal York's Imperial Room yesterday. She's starring there this week and will also raise her voice in song and to speak about diabetes at a special benefit dinner in the hotel Saturda night. Proceeds will go to the Toronto chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
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