Ella Johnson

Ella Johnson

Ella Johnson

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Latest Release

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  • The Daughter Sleeping Through the Storm
  • October 2025
  • • 1 Song

Top Songs

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The Daughter Sleeping Through the Storm
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The Ghost in the Future Room Motel
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Crazy 4 U
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Don't Leave Me
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Late Night Talks

Albums

  • The Ghost in the Future Room Motel

    Oct 2025 • 1 song

  • Echoes of Lost Lovers

    Jun 2025 • 5 songs

  • Lost in the Echoes

    Mar 2025 • 1 song

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Ella Johnson

Biography

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...
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