"This Lady could sing! She brings life to these songs and sounds as if she was having a blast while singing them. House of Blue Lights is my favorite! It was a song that Little Richard mentioned in Good Golly Miss Molly even! Classic then and Classic now. She was so underrated and should be a house hold name but I digress. And I am not just saying that cause she was my Grandmother either....even though she was. I Love and miss you Granny! You still ROCK!"
As a 6th grade boy she was my main boogie-woogie mama
Ned K. Wynn | Northern California | 12/09/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I want to let all know this one thing: no one sang boogie woogie better than Ella Mae Morse. White nor black. Period. She was the swingingest singer around back in my schoolboy days, and if she were still alive today (she died in 1999) she would be declared a national treasure. It is a shame that someone so purely talented as this great woman was overlooked in her later years. I was thrilled to see that her grandson gave us a review on this website. If all you ever hear is Freddie Slack's fabulous "Cow Cow Boogie" you will be hooked. I place her in the same firmament with Anita O'Day.By the way, to date myself, in 1952 I was in the 6th grade and one of the top hits in LA was "Blacksmith Blues" by Ella Mae Morse. This woman was also considered one of the first "rockabilly" stars. She could sing it all from country to rock to boogie and jazz. This is a definite buy."
Boogie On Down and Buy Your Copy!
J Keistler | Lake Jackson, Texas USA | 12/03/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Ella Mae Morse must indeed be the most black-sounding white woman ever to record. I've read her recollection before of the shock of Sammy Davis, Jr., to discover that she was white! No one else who has tried the "Cow Cow Boogie" or "House of Blue Lights" or "Forty Cups of Coffee" has ever come close to Morse's delivery. This is music with nothing to prove. It's just flat fun to listen to! It'll brighten up anyone's day. I've listened a lot while I clean house!"
A real classic - - a must for collectors of this genre
J Keistler | 01/18/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a boogie woogie at its best. The belt'em out swing-style blues are a must for collectors of this type of music. This was one of the lps in my mother's collection which I really loved. I have made tape after tape off that old lp, so I was delighted to see this CD of Ella Mae's greatest hits available for sale!Just wait till you listen to "Get Off It and Go" or "Mr Five by Five." If you've never heard "The Blacksmith Blues" you are in for a treat.Give her a listen and see if you'll agree, that this music is vintage cool."
Don't even consider passing this by!
tomfrompennsylvania | Greater Philadelphia | 12/02/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A pure romp of fun and joy. So hip, so soulful, so much zest for living in this dear collection by this late big band and accomplished R&B singer Ella Mae Morse. No, you cannot go wrong, and you'll be glad you bought this one - you'll never trade it in. You'll be picking a good one here. Vintage high times. Bless my soul! And God bless you very much Ella Mae, long my you be loved in the forevermore, you dearest of ladies!"