Ella Washington

It is extremely difficult to find out any information concerning the obscure soul-singer Ella Washington. What little is known is that she was born in Miami, Florida. She seemingly started recording 45-RPMs in 1966 and stopped by 1971 or 1972 (seemingly never to record a full-length LP of her own). She did have an R&B top 40 hit in early 1969 with, "He Called Me Baby", her only chart appearance. There was a compilation released in America compiling sixteen of her tracks on a small soul label, now out of print and fetching a pricey tag. A bootleg has circulated around Europe, without track titles or any information, but collecting all twenty-seven tracks of Ella Washington's entire recording career all fitting on one disc.