Chapter 01 — Today in music
On a day like today June 15
1996
Ella Fitzgerald dies, the First Lady of Song
On June 15, 1996, Ella Fitzgerald died in Beverly Hills at 79. Her supernatural pitch, her swing and her scat defined the standard of what singing jazz means, and her 'Songbooks' preserved the Great American Songbook forever. From segregated halls to the world's stages, her voice was a lesson in technical perfection and human warmth.
Ella Fitzgerald
1946
Noddy Holder is born, the glam scream that still pays for Christmas
On June 15, 1946, Noddy Holder was born in Walsall — the thunderous voice of Slade, the band that ruled seventies British charts with anarchically spelled anthems like 'Cum On Feel the Noize'. His 'Merry Xmas Everybody' returns to the UK's emotional number one every December. Without Slade you cannot explain Kiss, Oasis or hard rock's festive side.
Noddy Holder
Slade
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