Ada Jones

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
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

(Results 426-450 of 740 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Ada," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106561.

Jones, Ada. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106561.

"Jones, Ada." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.