Ella Fitzgerald made her ___ at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. Many other artists made their first appearance at the Apollo Theater as well, including James Brown, the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder, and Mariah Carey.

In 1938, Ella recorded her first big hit. It was an old children’s song called "A-Tisket, A-Tasket." But Ella ___ it with jazz style. Hint: the answer means "change."

After her mother died, Ella had a lot of trouble. Her grades dropped at school. She couldn't find a good place to live. She became an ___, a child whose parents are dead and gone.

Today, the “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” is a jazz classic. It even won a special Grammy Award for its historical ___. Hint: the answer means "important."

Music lovers everywhere call Ella Fitzgerald the “First Lady of ___."