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DESCRIPTION
Ella Mae Morse was one of the first white female singers to successfully and credibly bridge the gap between pop and R&B during the 1940s and is often regarded as a key figure in the early development of rock 'n' roll during that era. She started out as a big bad singer with Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra in 1939 when she was just 14 years old, and in 1942 joined Freddie Slack's band, which had just signed to the fledgling Capitol label. Her first recording with Slack was "Cow-Cow Boogie" which was a Top 10 hit and Capitol's first million-seller. She signed a solo deal with Capitol and over the next decade had a string of pop and R&B hits including Top 10 successes with "Mister Five By Five", "Shoo Shoo Baby", "No Love, No Nothin'", "Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet", "The Patty Cake Man" and "The Blacksmith Blues", all of which are included here. This great-value 54-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides from the forty or so singles which she released before she gave up recording in 1957, working with noted producer/arrangers like Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Dave Cavanaugh and Les Baxter, so represents a substantial proportion of her recorded output. It provides an entertaining showcase for a versatile artist whose style encompassed elements of jazz, big band, R&B, gospel, boogie-woogie, blues and country, which enabling to appeal across the pop spectrum.
Cow Cow Boogie
He's My Guy
Mister Five By Five
The Thrill Is Gone
Get on Board, Little Children
Shoo Shoo Baby
No Love, No Nothin'
Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet
Tess's Torch Song
The Patty Cake Man
Invitation to the Blues
Hello, Suzanne
Captain Kidd
Ya Betcha
Rip Van Winkle
Buzz Me
The House of Blue Lights
Hey, Mr Postman
Your Conscience Tells You So
Pigfoot Pete
The Merry Ha! Ha!
Hoodle Addle
Pine Top Schwartz
Get Off It and Go
Early in the Morning
Bombo B. Bailey
A Little Further Down the Road a Piece
Tennessee Saturday Night
Blacksmith Blues
Love Me or Leave Me
Oakie Boogie
Sleepin' at the Foot of the Bed
I'm Hog-Tied Over You
Jump Back Honey
Good
Big Mamou
Forty Cups of Coffee
Oh ! You Crazy Moon
Tain't What You Do - It's the Way That Cha Do It
Happy Habit
Money Honey
(We've Reached) the Point of No Return
Lovey Dovey
Smack Dab in the Middle
Livin', Livin', Livin'
Razzle Dazzle
Birmingham
Sing-Ing-Ing-Ing
Won't You Listen to Me Baby
Down in Mexico
Coffee Date
Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
What Good'll It Do Me '
I'm Gone
