Ella Johnson
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz and rhythm and blues vocalist (1919-2004)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1919-06-22
- Died
- 2004-02-16
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Weekly Pregnancy Journal
- Fashion Collection Coloring Book for Girls 9-12
- Luv U More
- The Final Torn
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- Total plays
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Ella Mae Johnson (June 22, 1919 - February 16, 2004) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues vocalist. Born in Darlington, South Carolina, she joined her brother Buddy Johnson in New York as a teenager, where he was leading a popular band at the Savoy Ballroom. Her singing drew comparisons to Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Johnson scored her first hit with "Please, Mr. Johnson" in 1940. Subsequent hits included "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?", "When My Man Comes Home" and "
Key dates
- Born
- 22 June 1919
- Died
- 16 February 2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ella
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Darlington
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
Connections
Categories
1919 births2004 deaths20th-century American singers20th-century American women singers21st-century American womenAmerican jazz singersAmerican rhythm and blues singersBurials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in New York (state)East Coast blues musiciansJump blues musiciansPeople from Darlington, South Carolina