Ada Jones
Ada Jane Jones (June 1, 1873 – May 2, 1922) was an English-American popular singer who made her first recordings in 1893 on Edison cylinders. She is among the earliest female singers to be recorded. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 1, 1873 (Lancashire), Died May 2, 1922 (North Carolina)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1921
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal, speaker, performer
Notes: Also sings in contralto range.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 426-450 of 740 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 45688 | 10-in. | 5/25/1915 | If you can't get a girl in the summer time | Ada Jones ; Will C. Robbins | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 45789 | 10-in. | 6/18/1915 | Ypsilanti | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 45827 | 10-in. | 6/28/1915 | You know why I love you | Ada Jones ; Will C. Robbins | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 45828 | 10-in. | 6/28/1915 | You're a little wonder, dear | Ada Jones ; Will C. Robbins | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 45928 | 10-in. | 8/9/1915 | Greetings in Bingville | Byron G. Harlan ; Ada Jones ; Harlan E. Knight ; Steve Porter | Comic scene, with mixed vocal quartet and orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 45944 | 10-in. | 8/13/1915 | The trial of Joshua Brown | Ada Jones ; Harlan E. Knight ; Steve Porter | Comic scene, with mixed vocal trio and orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 46800 | 10-in. | 5/24/1916 | The band festival at Plum Center | Byron G. Harlan ; Ada Jones ; Steve Porter | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Columbia | 47157 | 10-in. | 11/15/1916 | Cross my heart and hope to die | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 77190 | 10-in. | 7/6/1917 | Some Sunday morning | Ada Jones ; M. J. O'Connell | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Columbia | 77285 | 10-in. | 8/23/1917 | Christmas morning at Clancy's | Ada Jones ; Steve Porter | Comic scene, with instrumental ensemble | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78476 | 10-in. | 6/11/1919 | The courtship of Uncle Josh and Aunt Nancy | Ada Jones ; Cal Stewart | Comic scene, with organ | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78484 | 10-in. | 6/11/1919 | Evening time at Pumpkin Center | Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet ; Cal Stewart | Descriptive scene, with male vocal quartet | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78485 | 10-in. | 6/11/1919 | Christmas time at Pumpkin Center | Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet ; Cal Stewart | Descriptive scene, with male vocal quartet | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78534 | 10-in. | 7/9/1919 | Uncle Josh and Aunt Nancy put up the kitchen stove | Ada Jones ; Cal Stewart | Comic scene | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78537 | 10-in. | 6/25/1919 | Uncle Josh's husking bee dance | Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet ; Cal Stewart | Descriptive scene, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 78538 | 10-in. | 6/25/1919 | Wedding of Uncle Josh and Aunt Nancy Smith | Ada Jones ; Peerless Quartet ; Cal Stewart | Descriptive scene, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 30055 | 12-in. | ca. 1906-Feb. 1907 | Rudolph and Rosie at the roller rink | Ada Jones ; Len Spencer | Comic dialogue, with orchestra | speaker | |
| Columbia | 30561 | 12-in. | ca. 1910 | I love Macintosh | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| OKeh | 134 | 10-in. | ca. May 1918 | Derby Day in Dixie | Ada Jones ; George L. Thompson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| OKeh | 135 | 10-in. | approximately May 1918 | They were all out of step but Jim | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| OKeh | 329 | 10-in. | ca. Sept. 1918 | Lovin' | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| OKeh | 593 | 10-in. | ca. Feb. 1919 | My Barney lies over the ocean (Just the way he lied to me) | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| OKeh | S-7535 | 10-in. | Aug. 1920 | Ev'rything about you tells me that you're Irish | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| OKeh | S-70132 | 10-in. | Aug. 1921 | On a little side street | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| OKeh | [OK cat 1058-b] | 10-in. | approximately 1918 | Peach jam makin' time in Dixie | Ada Jones ; George L. Thompson | Female-male vocal duet | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Ada," accessed May 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106561.
Jones, Ada. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106561.
"Jones, Ada." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jones, Ada - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92056863
Wikidata: Ada Jones - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1568359
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/21334993
MusicBrainz: Ada Jones - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ac320247-1dd3-4cb1-901d-d660c1c050f5
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