Ethel Ennis

Ethel Ennis
Ennis at the 2007 Silver Spring Jazz Fest in Silver Spring, Maryland
Background information
Birth nameEthel Llewellyn Ennis
Born(1932-11-28)November 28, 1932
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedFebruary 17, 2019(2019-02-17) (aged 86)
Baltimore, Maryland
Genres
Years active1955–2005

Ethel Llewellyn Ennis (November 28, 1932 – February 17, 2019)[1] was an American jazz musician whose career spanned seven decades. Ennis spent the majority of her life in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, where she was affectionately known as the "First Lady of Jazz".[2]

  1. ^ Ramussen, Frederick. "Ethel Ennis, Baltimore's 'first lady of jazz,' dies at 86". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Rasmussen, Frederick N. (February 18, 2019). "Ethel Ennis, Baltimore's 'First Lady of Jazz,' dies at 86". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.