Ella Mae Morse

American popular music singer (1924-1999)

Born: 12 September 1924
Mansfield
Died: 16 October 1999
Bullhead City
Country: United States
Record labels: Capitol Records
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Ella Mae Morse was a jazz musician who played voice. Ella Mae Morse was born on 12 September 1924 in Mansfield and died on 16 October 1999 in Bullhead City. The music is usually filed under jazz, pop music and country music. Record labels: Capitol Records. Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) was an American singer of popular music whose 1940s and 1950s recordings mixing jazz, blues, and country styles influenced the development of rock and roll. Her 1942 recording of "Cow-Cow Boogie" with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra gave Capitol Records its first gold record. In 1943, her single "Get On Board, Little Chillun", also with Slack, charted in what would soon become the R&B charts, making her one of the first white singers to do so. Morse stopped recording in 1957 but continued to perform and tour into the 1990s. In 1960, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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