VENN DIAGRAMSPHOEBE GYDESEN

WORLD HISTORY HONORS

Mother died when she was fifteen

Born in Virginia & eventually moved to New York

Worked as a runner for local gamblers to earn money

Tomboy

Born in Louisiana

Worked on junk wagons to earn money

Family was extremely poor

Both in trouble with the law

Fathers left very early in their lives

Liked to sing

Born April 25, 1917 Born August 4, 1901

Liked to dance

Very musical

Liked to play the trumpet

Formed a vocal quartet to earn change

Inducted into the Down Beat magazine Hall of Fame

Received Kennedy Center Honors for her contributions to the arts

Won 13 Grammy Awards for her vocal performances

Awarded the National Medal of Arts

Received the Commander of Arts and Letters award from France

Strong child welfare activist

Recorded five decades worth of hits

Appeared in over 30 films

Appeared in various Broadway performances

Performed an average of 300 concerts

every year

Recorded dozens of songs that have

become jazz standards

Appeared on dozens of television shows

Both African American

Equal rights activists

Known as one of the best scat singers in the world

Was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century

Established a charity organization for child welfare

Thought of as two of the most

influential people in jazz history in both vocal and

instrumental music

Became one of the first huge celebrities during

the twentieth century

Recognized as the founding father of jazz

Became a cultural and artistic icon who

influenced society