Ada Jones

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Ada Jones
Background information
Born	June 1, 1873(1873-06-01) Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Origin	Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died	May 2, 1922 (aged 48) North Carolina
Genre(s)	vocal
Occupation(s)	Singer, actress
Voice type(s)	Contralto
Years active	1889-1922
Label(s)	North American Phonograph Co, Edison Records, others

"Dixie" 1916 rendition of Dixie by the Metropolitan Mixed Chorus with Ada Jones and Billy Murray Shine On, Harvest Moon 1909 Edison Records recording of husband-and-wife team Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes' 1908 hit Shine On, Harvest Moon with Ada Jones and Billy Murray. Problems listening to the files? See media help.

Ada Jones (June 1, 1873 – May 2, 1922)^[1] was a popular singer who recorded from 1905 to the early 1920s. Born in Lancashire, England (United Kingdom), her family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1879. She started performing on stage, including juvenile roles in the 1880s^[2]. In 1893 or 1894 she recorded some musical performances for the North American Phonograph Co, but the demise of this company ended this recording career and it was not until 1905 that she returned to recording, after a few years doing performances at such locations as Huber's 14th Street Museum in New York City.^[3] She recorded several duets with Billy Murray and Len Spencer. She sang in a range of accents and dialects, notably Irish English. She died in North Carolina.

Some of her more popular songs included:

• "Don't Get Married Any More, Ma" (1906, 1907; multiple recordings)
• "All She Gets from the Iceman is Ice" (1907)
• "I Just Can't Make My Eyes Behave" (1907)
• "The Yama Yama Man" (1909)
• "I've Got Rings On My Fingers" (1909)
• "Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon" (1910)
• "Row! Row! Row!" (1913)
• Now I Have to Call Him "Father" (1908)

Duets with Billy Murray:

• "Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" (1907)
• "School Days" (1907)
• "Wouldn't You Like to Have Me for a Sweetheart?" (1908)
• "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" (1908)
• "Shine On, Harvest Moon" (1909)
• "I Can't Say You're the Only One" (1909) (Edison Standard Record: 10069)
• "Can't You See I Love You" (1909) (Edison Standard Record: 10190)
• "Googy-oo" (1909) (Edison Amberol: 211)
• "Blue Feather" (1909)
• "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine" (1911)
• "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" (1912)
• "Some Sunday Morning" (1918)
• "Don't Slam That Door" (1918) Edison 3135

[edit] Notes and references

1. ^ Songwriters Hall of Fame
2. ^ Ada Jones: A Prehistory, Mainspring Press
3. ^ Ada Jones: A Prehistory

[edit] External links

• Works by Ada Jones at Project Gutenberg
• Ada Jones recordings at the Internet Archive
• Ada Jones cylinder recordings, from the Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara Library.
• Ada Jones at Find-A-Grave