The Society of Singers presented this award to Ella Fitzgerald in 1989. It is an etched glass pyramid on a black wooden base. Engraved on metal plate:
Society of Singers
Lifetime Achievement Award
ELLA FITZGERALD
The First Lady of Song
April 28, 1989
and etched on glass pyramid:
E
Val Lambert Jr. L.
The Society of Singers was co-founded by Ginny Mancini and Donna (Fowler) Manners in 1984. It was a nonprofit charitable organization that was dedicated to helping professional singers. The main fundraising event was a ceremony presenting the Ella Award, named after its first recipient, Ella Fitzgerald, in 1989. Mike Love was the last recipient of the award in 2014. The organization ceased in 2017.
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