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Ella Mae Morse

1924 - 1999

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ella Mae Morse is the 2,822nd most popular singer (down from 2,573rd in 2024), the 14,884th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,796th in 2019) and the 772nd most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Ella Mae Morse ranks 2,822 out of 4,381. Before her are Kalomira, Pop Smoke, Kim Woo-jin, Calogero, Michael von der Heide, and Hyolyn. After her are Despina Olympiou, Filip Bandžak, Gerli Padar, Lauren Jauregui, Mino, and K.Will.

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Among people born in 1924, Ella Mae Morse ranks 506. Before her are Laurie Hughes, Dolores Gray, Russell Johnson, Sarah Caldwell, Earl Palmer, and Harry Schwarz. After her are Peggy Cass, Jonathan Frid, Kamala Markandaya, Tony Britton, and Han Xu. Among people deceased in 1999, Ella Mae Morse ranks 327. Before her are Walter Payton, Lembit Oll, Tomoo Kudaka, Payne Stewart, Rex Allen, and Bobby Troup. After her are Indrani Rahman, Diane Foster, Gonzalo Rodríguez, John Chafee, Peggy Cass, and Jill Dando.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ella Mae Morse ranks 14,889 out of 20,380. Before her are Sherman Howard (1949), Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), Jean Carnahan (1933), Donna de Varona (1947), John Rzeznik (1965), and George Newbern (1964). After her are James DeMonaco (1969), Gene Raymond (1908), Cedric Maxwell (1955), Michelle Wie (1989), Michael Goldenberg (1965), and Jay McInerney (1955).

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Among singers born in United States, Ella Mae Morse ranks 772. Before her are Martha Tilton (1915), Willow Smith (2000), Chris Willis (1969), Frances Langford (1913), Kalomira (1985), and Pop Smoke (1999). After her are Lauren Jauregui (1996), Kay Starr (1922), Russell Allen (1971), MC Eiht (1971), Eddie Holman (1946), and Debby Boone (1956).

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