Ella J. Bradley-Hughley
American opera singer
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Biography
She was born as Ella J. Bradley on March 1, 1889, in Dallas, Texas, to a Black Christian family.[3] She attended Bishop College in Marshall, Texas and graduated in 1907.[3] In 1911, she married David H. Hughley in Dallas, and together they moved to Los Angeles, California shortly after marriage.[4][3] In Los Angeles she studied with Armenian gospel singer, J. Jurakian;[5][3] George H. Carr; and with Spanish operatic singer, Florencio Constantino.[3]
Her first performance in Los Angeles was presented by Reverend J. T. Hill at the Wesley Chapel.[3] She served as the department head of voice-culture department at the Wilkins Conservatory of Music (also known as the Wilkins Piano Academy), founded by William Wilkins.[6][3]
She died in February 1918.[3]