Ella Shields

Ella Shields (September 27, 1879 – August 5, 1952) was a music hall singer and male-impersonator. Her famous signature song, "Burlington Bertie from Bow", written by her manager and first husband, William Hargreaves, was an immediate hit that is still sung to this day. Though American-born, Ella achieved her greatest success in England. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.