Celebrate the Soul of American Music
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
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content: Ella Fitzgerald Papers
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content: Ella Fitzgerald Papers / Series 10: Audiovisual / 10.5: Videotapes
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content: 1 Videocassettes (VHS) (Duration: 120 minutes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1991 June 14
container: label: Container
content: Box 89
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Moving Images
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content: Videocassettes (vhs)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Content: Televised awards ceremony recognizing the contributions of African American musicians and performers. Fitzgerald, one of the honorees, was not able to attend due to poor health. Mel Torme introduced an overview of her work and spoke about their long friendship. Debbie Allen accepted the award for Ella. Dizzy Gillespie, another honoree, spoke after his music was played by Harry "Sweets" Edison.