I had such a good time with the song pairs in May, I'm sort of continuing that theme this month, but with one important change: each week will be a face-off between Sarah Vaughan (diva) and Ella Fitzgerald (mensch). I can't imagine my life without either of them, so I really can't choose one over the other. But who am I kidding, Sarah Vaughan is my favorite.
Today - - "Misty." Look at me!
This was another case of YouTube making a helpful suggestion on their homepage:
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