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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.
It came from a most unlikely place: a young woman named Ella Mae Morse, whose place in pop-music history has never really been given its due. Rock historian Ed Ward shares her story.
Ella Mae Morse, the sultry, swinging pop-jazz singer whose 1942 hit, ''Cow-Cow Boogie,'' became the first million seller for the fledgling Capitol Records and helped establish the label, died on...
Known as "The Cow-Cow Boogie Girl" in her later years, Ella Mae Morse was born in Mansfield, Texas, on September 12, 1925. Her father George Morse was a drummer from England who became the leader of a small dance band in Texas, and her mother Ann Morse , a native Texan, played ragtime and Dixieland piano in her husband's band.
Sep 12, 2011 · Ella Mae Morse was a versatile vocalist who sang boogie-woogie, blues, jazz, swing, country and rock & roll in the '40s and '50s. Learn about her life, career, influences and discography on this web page.
Dec 5, 2006 · Learn about the life and career of Ella Mae Morse, who rose to fame with her 1942 hit "Cow Cow Boogie" and appeared in several movies. She influenced many rhythm-and-blues singers and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Oct 26, 1999 · Ella Mae Morse, whose 1942 recording of "Cow Cow Boogie" became Capitol Records' first million-selling single, died Oct. 16 at the Western Arizona Regional Medical Center in Bull Head, Ariz.,...
