Ellis Hall

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ellis Hall
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	May 10, 1951(1951-05-10)
Age	73
Birthplace	Savannah
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Taurus

Ellis Hall Biography

Ellis Hall is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on May 10, 1951 in Savannah, Georgia, United States.

Ellis Hall Jr. (born May 10, 1951 in Savannah, Georgia) known professionally as Ellis Hall is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor and composer. He was described as “The Ambassador of Soul” by conductor, Jeff Tyzik. Hall has been blind since the age of 18. Citing Ray Charles as his inspiration, Hall has written over 4000 soul, gospel, blues and pop songs, and has performed with Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle, Toby Keith, Herbie Hancock, George Benson, Bobby Womack, Sheila E, Maurice White of Earth, Wind and Fire, Tower of Power and Ray Charles. Charles signed Hall to his record label Crossover Records, and mentored him until his death in 2004.

Due to his extensive musical education while in school, Hall eventually mastered the drums, piano, keyboards, guitar, upright and electric bass. He was able to develop and define himself as a vocalist as well, possessing a 5-octave range. Hall’s first professional recording was for rocker Paul Pena on Capitol Records in 1971, playing bass and singing background vocals on his single “The River”, “Adorable One” and “Woke Up This Morning.” His first release as a solo artist was a version of the Motown song from the 60’s “Every Little Bit Hurts.” In 1973, he formed the Ellis Hall Group. The Ellis Hall Group was managed by Don Rosenberg and featured a rotating roster of members including: Ellis Hall (founder), Stanley Benders (percussion), David Fuller (drums), Michael Thompson (guitar), Freddie Mueller (bass/sound), Tony Vaughn (bass), Jeffrey Lockhart (guitar), Patti Unitas (vocals), Pat Thomason (vocals), Buddy Baptista (drums), Richie Marshall (drums) and Jackie Baird III (guitar). Their first gig was opening for Earth, Wind and Fire on the Boston stop of their 1974 tour. They would go on to perform for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis at the Kennedy Compound, and for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, Harvard University as well as open for The Temptations, The Spinners, Taj Mahal and Tower of Power, whose band leader, Emilio Castillo asked him on four separate occasions to join Tower of Power.

Ellis Hall Net Worth

Ellis Hall is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ellis Hall 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hall was born on May 10, 1951 in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Ellis Hall Sr. and Arvanna Harris. He and his brothers and sisters were raised in his parents’ Southern Baptist household in Claxton, Georgia. Hall was diagnosed with congenital glaucoma at an early age. With only partial and deteriorating vision in his left eye, he was declared legally blind and the family moved to Boston, Massachusetts to allow him to attend The Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown. He began piano lessons in the third grade and caught the performing bug singing doo-wop by the corner store where he would take the money he earned singing and buy chips and soda. He really got serious about having a career in music at the age of 14 when he caught a performance of the B3 organ quartet Quint Harris & the Preachers at Jim Nance’s Lounge in Boston and witnessed how they whipped the audience into a frenzy. After that show, Hall built his own drum kit so he could start playing drums and he added the bass to his instrument practice lineup. Ever mindful of his fate, he would practice all of his instruments in the dark so he would always be able to play them, with or without his vision. While in high school, he played football and competed in wrestling with his left eye remaining strong enough to manage, however, a wrestling injury to that left eye would take away his sight completely in 1969, at the age of 18.

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He regularly returns to Boston for the Perkins School’s annual gala event and has performed twice as the headliner with the Chorus in 2015 and 2018.

Facts & Trivia

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Top Facts about Ellis Hall

1. Ellis Hall Jr., born on May 10, 1951, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor and composer from Savannah, Georgia.
2. With his 5-octave vocal range, he has written and performed on over 4000 soul, gospel, blues and pop songs.
3. At the age of 18, Ellis Hall became legally blind after a wrestling injury took away his vision completely.
4. He was signed to Ray Charles’ Crossover Records label in 2002, and was the only artist Charles signed and co-produced at the label.
5. Hall has performed with famous artists such as Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Natalie Cole, Patti LaBelle and others.
6. He has released solo material and composed and performed for soundtracks of multiple television movies and films, such as The Lion King 2, Shrek 2, Chicken Run and Catch Me If You Can.
7. Ellis Hall has performed with 81-piece orchestras internationally, including the Boston Pops and the Pittsburgh Symphony.
8. He began his music career with the Ellis Hall Group in 1973 and left Tower of Power in the 1980s.
9. He wrote and performed a re-make of Steve Winwood’s “Roll With It” with upcoming artist Jermaine Lockhart.
10. Hall married his artist manager Leighala Jimenez-Hall in May 2013 and has since worked with her on his two symphony show concepts.
11. He is involved with an anti-human-trafficking charity organization and a beneficiary of the COVID-19 charity single “One World.”
12. He is currently releasing his next studio album “Doc Kupka Presents: Let’s Make an Arrangement” in September 2021.
13. Ellis Hall was honored with a Lifetime Achievement award for his work in music for film and television in December 2020.
14. He is regularly featured on the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Cruise and returns to the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston for their annual gala event.
15. He has reached the Billboard Mainstream Adult Contemporary chart with his charity single “One World.”