John Ellison

US soul legend John Ellison was the charismatic lead singer and songwriter of the Legendary Atlantic Recording Group known as the Soul Brothers Six who first recorded the classic song, “She's Some Kind of Wonderful”. To date “Some Kind of Wonderful” has been covered by more than 70 artists. This great classic song has received millions of airplays, and in 1994 it was the third most played song in the world. Now it's time that the world be introduced to the person who wrote this iconic and classic song!
John has received 5 live time BMI achievements awards (1995), was inducted in the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame (2015), and received 3 Canadian Lifetime Achievement Award (2010). In 2012 Ellison released his autobiography, “Some Kind of Wonderful: The John Ellison Story”. In 2020 John releases the awareness single “Wake-Up Call (Black Like Me)” with excellent reviews in e.g., Rolling Stone Magazine. The song was nominated “Song of the Year 2021” by Pop Awards and BMI selected the song #1 in their “Songs for Change” Spotify playlist.
John Ellison truly impresses with his music and voice and will knock you off your socks with his trademark energy, soulful voice and award-winning lyrics. John is one of the few remaining first-generation soul and rhythm & blues legends that have made an essential contribution to the development of blues, gospel, soul and funk music in a time of great social change – John Ellison is truly Some Kind of Wonderful!