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Ella Mae Morse

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American popular music singer (1924-1999)

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Ella Mae Morse, the cow-cow boogie girl, sings

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1924-09-12
Active to
1999-10-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
63,125
Total plays
338,904

Tags

jazzbluesfemale vocalists50sjazz vocal

Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) was an American popular singer. Morse blended jazz, country, pop, and rhythm and blues. Ella Mae Morse was born in Mansfield, Texas, United States. She was hired by Jimmy Dorsey when she was 14 years old. Dorsey believed she was 19, and when he was informed by the school board that he was now responsible for her care, he fired her. In 1942, at the age of 17, she joined Freddie Slack's band, with whom in the same year she recorded "Cow Cow B

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