Question

This artist was the intended singer of Arthur Hamilton’s song “Cry Me a River.” With Bill Kenny and the Ink Spots, this artist adapted a Longfellow poem into the song “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall.” This artist won a Grammy for improvised lyrics with the Paul Smith quartet in London after forgetting (10[1])the words to (10[1])“Mack the Knife.” (10[1])This artist’s penchant to sing nursery rhymes included a cover (10[1])of “Old Macdonald” and a song about a “yellow basket” (10[1])this artist performed after taking over Chick Webb’s band. A recording of Porgy and Bess and the song “Cheek (10[2])to Cheek” were of this artist’s many collaborations with her friend Louis Armstrong. (10[1])“A Tisket A Tasket” is a song by, for 10 points, what “First Lady of Song” noted for her scat singing? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Ella Fitzgerald [or Ella Jane Fitzgerald]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Forrest WeintraubColumbia AYale C5310
Aum MundheRutgers APrinceton A5610
Ben SterlingYale ARutgers B5910
Sam MacchiVassarCornell C6910
Mina SmithNYU BYale B7910
Cooper RohColumbia BBard A9810
Vishal KanigicherlaPenn APrinceton B9810
Ethan FurmanHaverfordPenn B11110
Ashish KumbhardareRowan AColumbia C13310

Summary

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