Music profile for ella mae morse, born 12 september 1924. When ella mae morse was 9 years old and living in paris, texas, she went to the grocery store with her mother and heard someone playing. She was hired by jimmy dorsey when she was 14 years old. The first story seems to be the official version, probably cooked up by morses press agents, while the second is how dorsey bandmembers and music journalists of the time remembered it. Five by five, pig foot pete, 40 cups of coffee, the house of blue lights, cow cow boogie, biography. Capitol collectors series, an album by ella mae morse on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. This package comes close to five stars, but im only giving it four, because. Down in old kentucky where horseshoes are lucky theres a village smithy standin under the chestnut tree hear the hammer knockin see the anvil rockin he sings the boogie blues while hes hammerin on the shoes see the hot sparks aflyin like fourth of julyin hes even got the horses cloppin pop, down the avenue folks love the rhythm the clangbangin rhythm youll get a lot o kicks out. Ella mae morse september 12, 1924 october 16, 1999 was an american popular singer. She was a very gifted stylist and rhythm singer who phrased like no other white chanteuse from her era. The voice of capitols first hits in 1942, the founders of capitol records were in urgent need of a hit. Capitol collectors series by ella mae morse on amazon music. Ella fitzgerald discography torrents yourbittorrent. She died on october 16, 1999 in bullhead city, arizona, usa.
The top ranked albums by freddie slack are boogie woogie volume 2 and. Freddie slack with rhythm and ella mae morse and don raye. Sep 15, 2011 listen to your favorite songs from ella mae morse on broadway by ella mae morse now. Ella mae morse biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Morse, ella mae the handbook of texas online texas state. Ella mae morse was an american singer of popular music whose 1940s and 1950s recordings mixing jazz, blues, and country styles influenced the development of. Ella mae morse, 75, vocalist who transcended pop genres. Ella mae morse passed away from respiratory failure in 1999. She was the daughter of a husbandandwife jazz combo. Albums include barrelhouse, boogie, and the blues, the house of blue lights hey mr.
Ella mae morse, blues singer, was born in mansfield, texas, on september 12, 1924. Early in the morning hickmanjordanbartley ella mae morse and her boogie woogie sextet conducted by dave cavanaugh. She climbed to stardom at the age of seventeen with her 1942 hit single, cow cow boogie. Morse, ella mae the handbook of texas online texas. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. She was also one of the most most talented and overlooked vocalists of the 1940s.
May 31, 2008 ella mae morse buzz me september 25, 1945. Oct 18, 1999 ella mae morse, the sultry, swinging popjazz singer whose 1942 hit, cowcow boogie, became the first million seller for the fledgling capitol records and helped establish the label, died on. Ella mae morse was born in mansfield, texas, united states. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Now, listen while i tell you bout a place i know down in tennessee where the tall corn grows hidden from the world in a bunch of pines where the moons a little bashful and it seldom shines civilized people live there alright but they all go native on a saturday night their music is a fiddle and a cracked guitar they get their kicks from an old fruit jar they do the boogie to an old square. Listening to ella mae morse sing songs in a variety of styles, it occurs to me that she has much stronger claims than the vast majority of female singers that were around before 1955. Ella mae morse was one of the most exciting vocalists of the 1940s and 50s, a hardtoclassify, texasborn white singer who knocked everyone out with her hip, blackinflected vocals from the moment she hit the scene as a seventeenyearold with boogie pianist freddie slacks orchestra in 1942. 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. Capitol collectors series by ella mae morse on amazon. She was married to jack bradford and showalter, richard. Forty cups of coffee danny overbea oh you crazy moon. Ella mae morse, american singer whose vocals were deeply influenced by her apprenticeship with a black guitarist who taught her the blues and whose style defied characterizationit embraced boogiewoogie, blues, jazz, swing, and countryand many were convinced that she, a white singer, was black.
In 1943, her single get on board, little chillun, also with. 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. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Morse blended jazz, country, pop, and rhythm and blues. Ella mae morse on broadway by ella mae morse on amazon music. Ella mae morse, 75, vocalist who transcended pop genres the. Her 1942 recording of cowcow boogie with freddie slack and his orchestra gave capitol records its first gold record. Ella mae morse was born on september 12, 1924 in mansfield, texas, usa. Choose country australia 1 canada 2 germany 2 netherlands 2 new zealand 1 spain 1 uk 12 usa 32 unknown country 2. Tracklist 01 when boy kiss girl its love 02 40 cups of coffee 03 shoo shoo baby 04 tesss torch song 05 the patty cake man 06. Ella mae morse vocal big band charts a selection of ella mae morse vocal arrangements for solo vocalist with big band. Ella mae morse on broadway by ella mae morse on amazon.
Perfectly tuned to the brittle mood of the time, ella mae morses record was a topten hit and helped to establish capitol records, the thrusting new independent company that had issued it. Her father, george morse, was a british sailor turned texan who played the drums. Perfectly tuned to the brittle mood of the time, ella mae morse s record was a topten hit and helped to establish capitol records, the thrusting new independent company that had issued it. Download ella fitzgerald discography fast and for free. Ella mae morse is widely recognized as one of the finest singers to emerge from the 1940s. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Ella mae morse obituary noah remembers singer ella mae morse, the woman who recorded capital records first millionselling single, cow cow boogie. Born in mansfield, texas, she was an american singer. The ella mae morse singles collection 194257 acrobat music. Andy russell paul weston orch laughing on the outside crying on the inside 1021. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Capitol collectors series by ella mae morse on spotify. Capitol 100 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from ella mae morse at the discogs marketplace. Find ella mae morse movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets.
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