Question

Cab Calloway sang this work’s song “It Ain’t Necessarily So” when performing as the character Sportin’ Life onstage. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this musical work that inspired a collaborative album between Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. A song from this musical work describes a time “when the livin’ is easy” and “fish are jumpin’.”
ANSWER: Porgy and Bess (by George Gershwin)
[10e] On Fitzgerald’s cover of the song “It Ain’t Necessary So” from Porgy and Bess, she utilized this vocal technique of singing improvised nonsense syllables.
ANSWER: scat singing [or scatting]
[10h] A jazz recording on this singer’s album Little Girl Blue helped popularize the song “I Loves You, Porgy.” This singer also wrote the music for the Lorraine Hansberry-inspired song “To Be Young, Gifted, and Black.”
ANSWER: Nina Simone
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY120.00100%100%0%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY916.67100%67%0%
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY717.14100%29%43%
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1216.67100%33%33%
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY1015.0090%40%20%
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY812.50100%25%0%
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY920.00100%78%22%

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Auburn AGeorgia Tech A1010020
FurmanAuburn B1010020
BelmontClemson A010010
Alabama AClemson B1010020
Emory ASouth Carolina B0101020
Tennessee AGeorgia Tech E010010
Georgia Tech DSouth Carolina A10101030
SouthernAuburn C0101020
Vanderbilt AMississippi State A010010
Tennessee BVanderbilt B010010
Georgia AGeorgia Tech C010010
Georgia Tech BEmory Oxford0101020