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 476-500 of 740 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Edison	5678	10-in.	7/11/1917	Sweet Peggy Magee	Ada Jones ; Steve Porter	Comic scene, with orchestra	speaker
Edison	5758	10-in.	8/31/1917	Lily of the valley	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5760	10-in.	8/31/1917	Long boy	Ada Jones ; Steve Porter	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5889	10-in.	11/20/1917	Says I to myself, says I	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5901	10-in.	11/27/1917	Daddy I want to go	Premier Quartet	Mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	5983	10-in.	1/25/1918	The golden wedding	Empire Vaudeville Company ; Ada Jones ; Steve Porter	Comic scene	speaker
Edison	5994	10-in.	between 2/1/1918 and 2/5/1918	I'll take you back to Italy	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6083	10-in.	Mar. 1918	The daughter of Rosie O'Grady	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6171	10-in.	May 1918	Bye and bye	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6308	10-in.	between 8/4/1918 and 8/12/1918	Good-bye Alexander	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6363	10-in.	between 9/6/1918 and 9/18/1918	An Irishman was made to love and fight	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6388	10-in.	between 10/1/1918 and 10/2/1918	Rainbow	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6389	10-in.	10/2/1918	Snow deer	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6491	10-in.	between 12/2/1918 and 12/11/1918	I'm too tired to make love	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6591	10-in.	1/28/1919	How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm after they've seen Paree?	Byron G. Harlan ; Ada Jones	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6678	10-in.	3/19/1919	Danny's return from France	Ada Jones ; Edward Meeker ; Bob Willis	Comic scene and male vocal solo	speaker
Edison	6687	10-in.	3/26/1919	Oh! Lawdy (Something's done got between Ebecaneezer and me)	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	6812	10-in.	5/29/1919	The raggity man	Edward Meeker	Male vocal solo and female-male dialogue, with orchestra	speaker
Edison	6861	10-in.	7/8/1919	Uncle Josh and Aunt Nancy put up the kitchen stove	Ada Jones ; Cal Stewart	Comic dialogue	speaker
Edison	6994	10-in.	10/24/1919	Backyard conversation between Mrs. Reilly and Mrs. Finnegan	Ada Jones ; Steve Porter	Comic dialogue	speaker
Edison	7006	10-in.	11/3/1919	Bye and bye you will forget me	Helen Davis	Female vocal solo, with female-male vocal duet and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7041	10-in.	12/3/1919	Flanagan's night off	Ada Jones ; Steve Porter	Comic scene, with orchestra	speaker
Edison	7403	10-in.	6/14/1920	Put on your slippers you're in for the night	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	7460	10-in.	7/27/1920	Sally Green (The village vamp)	Premier Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with female vocal solo and orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Edison	8203	10-in.	9/6/1921	When Frances dances with me	Ada Jones ; Billy Jones	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 476-500 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.