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Ella Fitzgerald sings A Tisket a Tasket (1942)

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Ella Fitzgerald, in her first screen role, sings A Tisket a Tasket in Abbott and Costello’s Ride Em Cowboy in 1942.

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singing to the bus driver
There are more great singing performances in Abbott and Costello movies, like this one: The Andrews Sisters – Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company B.

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