Ella Johnson (1918—16 February 2004) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues vocalist. Born in Darlington, South Carolina, she joined her brother
Buddy Johnson in New York as a teenager, where he was leading a popular band at the Savoy Ballroom. Her singing drew comparisons to
Ella Fitzgerald and
Billie Holiday. Johnson scored her first hit with "Please, Mr. Johnson" in 1940. Subsequent hits included "Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?", "When My Man Comes Home" and "Hittin' On Me".