Ella Fitzgerald was a Jazz singer with a vocal range of three octaves. She was known as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She first appeared at age 17 on November 21, 1934, at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. During her 59-year recording career, she sold 40 million copies of her 70 plus albums, won 13 Grammy Awards, and earned the National Medal of Arts which was presented by Ronald Reagan, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by George H. W. Bush.