Bessie Jones

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone Cc2243 12-in. 12/5/1922 Alberich steals the gold—The dawn over Valhalla [Opening, scene 2] Albert Coates ; Robert Radford ; Symphony Orchestra [Gramophone Co., 1920s] Orchestra and vocal chorus, with bass vocal solo vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone YY2406 10-in. 1/18/1923 Hywel be ti'n geisio yma (Hywel a Blodwen) Walter Glynne ; Bessie Jones Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone HO2771af 12-in. 7/30/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex ; John Harrison ; Edna Thornton Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone HO2792af 12-in. 8/2/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone HO2802af 12-in. 8/2/1917 The Mikado George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Robert Radford ; Edna Thornton Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone HO2803af 12-in. 8/2/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone HO2806af 12-in. 8/2/1917 The Mikado George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Edna Thornton Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone 2B811 12-in. 5/1/1931 From Erik Charell's White Horse Inn : Vocal gems Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble Vocal soloists and vocal chorus, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone 2B812 12-in. 5/1/1931 From Erik Charell's White Horse Inn : Vocal gems Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble Vocal soloists and vocal chorus, with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone Cc2840 12-in. 4/16/1923 Siegfried follows the forest bird (Finale, Act 2) Albert Coates ; Tudor Davies ; Bessie Jones ; Symphony Orchestra [Gramophone Co., 1920s] Orchestra and vocal soloists vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone Cc2895 12-in. 4/26/1923 Gunter and Gutrone welcome Siegfried (Act 1) Albert Coates ; Tudor Davies ; Bessie Jones ; Robert Radford ; Symphony Orchestra [Gramophone Co., 1920s] Vocal trio (soprano, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone HO2915af 12-in. 10/16/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Bessie Jones ; Ernest Pike ; Robert Radford ; Edna Thornton Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone YY2975 10-in. 5/14/1923 Mai cariad ydyw Herbert Dawson ; Welsh Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, with organ vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone Cc3197 12-in. 7/2/1923 Death of Boris Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin ; Nellie Walker Bass vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone ak18717e 10-in. 12/19/1914 They sang 'God save the King' Murray Johnson [i.e., Stanley Kirkby] Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone ak18721e 10-in. 12/19/1914 When we've wound up the watch on the Rhine Murray Johnson Male vocal solo, with vocal soloists, vocal chorus, and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone Cc19222 12-in. 4/7/1930 The three musketeers : Vocal gems Light Opera Company ; Ray Noble Vocal soloists and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone Cc19223 12-in. 4/7/1930 The three musketeers : Vocal gems Artists vary Vocal soloists and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone ak19283e 10-in. 7/12/1915 Nant y mynydd Bessie Jones Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone y19301e 10-in. 7/22/1915 Clychau Aberdyfi Bessie Jones Female vocal solo, with piano vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gramophone YY2974 10-in. 5/14/1923 Cwsg Filwr cwsg Welsh Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, unaccompanied vocalist, soprano vocal  
Gennett 15392 10-in. 7/29/1929 Shake it daddy Mae Glover Female vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 15393 10-in. 7/29/1929 Pig meat mama Mae Glover Female vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Gennett 15395 10-in. 7/29/1929 I ain't givin' nobody none Mae Glover Female vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Bessie," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323970.

Jones, Bessie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323970.

"Jones, Bessie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/323970

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