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Artist Biography For Ella Johnson

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 "Hittin' On Me". Her Popular 1945 Recording Of "Since I Fell For You" Composed By Her Brother Led To Its Eventual Establishment As A Jazz Standard. She Continued To Perform With Buddy Into The 1960s. She Died In New York.

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