Buddy & Ella Johnson
Ella Johnson made her mark as the vocalist with her brother Buddy Johnson's big band during the '40s and '50s, and that is the context where she really shines. Her later solo sides for Mercury are pale imitations of her work with the band. Although many of Ella's hits are uptempo (e.g., "I Don't Want Nobody"), it is on ballads and torchy blues that she really brings it together. In fact, her earliest work for Decca during the mid-'40s (much of which has not been reissued) is uncannily good. At her best, Ella sounds pouty, vulnerable, and very sexy. Like so much of her life, it was no affectation. The comparison to Billie Holiday is inevitable, but Ella was her own singer. Ella Johnson passed away February 16, 2004, in New York City.
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Discografia
8 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Gotta Go Upside Your Head: The Rock & Roll Years 1953-55
Rock - Lançado por Cherry Red Records em 30/10/2006
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Gotta Go Upside Your Head
Blues - Lançado por Poppydisc em 16/09/2007
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Shut Your Big Mouth
Buddy & Ella Johnson, Louis Jordan, Clyde McPhatter
R&B - Lançado por Kenzo Records em 23/12/2022
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Rock On!: The 1956-1962 Recordings (The Remastered Edition)
Soul - Lançado por Yeah Mama Records em 24/07/2016
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Fire
Buddy & Ella Johnson, Louis Jordan, Clyde McPhatter
Blues - Lançado por Redlobstar em 30/09/2022
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So Good / Crazy (feat. Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra) (All Tracks Remastered)
R&B - Lançado por Hit Singles Records em 28/01/2020
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Bring It Home to Me / Crazy (Remastered 2019)
R&B - Lançado por Hit Singles Records em 30/08/2019
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Bring It Home to Me (EP) [feat. Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra] (Remastered 2019)
R&B - Lançado por Hit Singles Records em 24/12/2019
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