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Subsequent hits included \"Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?\", \"When My Man Comes Home\" and \"Hittin' On Me\". Her popular 1945 recording of \"Since I Fell For You\", composed by her brother, led to its eventual establishment as a jazz standard.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe continued to perform with Buddy Johnson into the 1960s. In February 2004, she died in of Alzheimer's disease in New York, at the age of 84.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Ella+Johnson","playStationPath":"/stations/269167342/play","stationId":269167342,"bioPath":"/music/Ella+Johnson/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Big+Jay+Mcneely","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b14/b14b07636ba482d1de91fa04f9527664_md.jpg","artistName":"Big Jay Mcneely","artistId":289324,"station_id":375996125},{"musicPath":"/music/Sil+Austin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c20/c2088737b9f98df4879bf3bcfc2be8d7_md.jpg","artistName":"Sil Austin","artistId":107108,"station_id":282139866},{"musicPath":"/music/Billy+The+Kid+Emerson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f60/f6070e55caf695e7550f6bd57ffe439b_md.jpg","artistName":"Billy \"The Kid\" Emerson","artistId":131732,"station_id":285397861},{"musicPath":"/music/Little+Esther","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5f1/5f14300ffae60e18e95eda4e48f59548_md.jpg","artistName":"Little Esther","artistId":107443,"station_id":281862466},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddie+Cleanhead+Vinson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/af0/af09cf04395204392bfff8f9df0e7191_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddie \"Cleanhead\" Vinson","artistId":100194,"station_id":278991056},{"musicPath":"/music/Lee+Wiley","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2d9/2d9b6858493fca45d33b6061a71dc572_md.jpg","artistName":"Lee Wiley","artistId":83699,"station_id":269167364},{"musicPath":"/music/Claude+Thornhill","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4b9/4b99b80fab8b15b594926ff04b037d89_md.jpg","artistName":"Claude Thornhill","artistId":83014,"station_id":268757342},{"musicPath":"/music/Ingrid+Lucia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3d7/3d77ed31d41614acbd8ccfd046d7cde4_md.jpg","artistName":"Ingrid Lucia","artistId":83690,"station_id":269167354},{"musicPath":"/music/Dorothy+Dandridge","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d00/d00f576885c7d4a1c06082026dc93ce7_md.jpg","artistName":"Dorothy Dandridge","artistId":72024,"station_id":265946364},{"musicPath":"/music/Will+Bradley","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/455/4557f476f885d0106138c777adea80a3_md.jpg","artistName":"Will Bradley","artistId":117318,"station_id":283168455},{"musicPath":"/music/Annie+Laurie","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/632/6320866fc6f18f4028b426a03c8d2c29_md.jpg","artistName":"Annie Laurie","artistId":121853,"station_id":283947117},{"musicPath":"/music/Julia+Lee","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/998/998b75d7bab08c0566748fdae5634a4b_md.jpg","artistName":"Julia Lee","artistId":122094,"station_id":283860741},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Clinton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0b6/0b67c63db1ec8c1ed2d8d81c31a1ed4b_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Clinton","artistId":102333,"station_id":280171449},{"musicPath":"/music/Alvin+Robinson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/707/7076e6a4d4fb254d797e7d65388aea06_md.jpg","artistName":"Alvin Robinson","artistId":84119,"station_id":270165180},{"musicPath":"/music/Georgia+White","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/61d/61ddf75f0c9e7579716a1ca8a7a684b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Georgia White","artistId":137394,"station_id":286644460},{"musicPath":"/music/Hot+Lips+Page","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ccc/cccbe32c09a2f689464adfab2cf65c41_md.jpg","artistName":"Hot Lips Page","artistId":83687,"station_id":269167352},{"musicPath":"/music/Buddy+Johnson+His+Orchestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4d3/4d3e4e6e217b17e75f40bf118a8f327f_md.jpg","artistName":"Buddy Johnson \u0026 His Orchestra","artistId":109341,"station_id":282140476},{"musicPath":"/music/Frankie+Lee+Sims","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4de/4de5d5d5803cb556ce1a8fb6ebdf1307_md.jpg","artistName":"Frankie Lee Sims","artistId":129145,"station_id":284994086}]}