Floyd Jones
Floyd Jones (July 21, 1917 – December 19, 1989) was an African-American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the first of the new generation of electric blues artists to record in Chicago after World War II, and a number of his recordings are regarded as classics of the Chicago blues idiom. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Brunswick | C1446-C1447 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | He ransomed me | Floyd Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C1448-C1449 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | Let me call you sweetheart (I’m in love with you) | Floyd Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C1458-C1459 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | The beautiful garden of prayer | Floyd Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Brunswick | C1460-C1461 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | An old fashioned meeting | Floyd Jones | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist | |
Chess | U-1006 | 10-in. | 3/22/1951 | Dark road | Floyd Jones | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | U-1007 | 10-in. | 3/22/1951 | Big world | Floyd Jones | vocalist, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Floyd," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113005.
Jones, Floyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113005.
"Jones, Floyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Jones, Floyd, 1917-1989 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006037989
Wikidata: Floyd Jones - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5462460
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/261258607
MusicBrainz: Floyd Jones - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a2fc968a-6155-47c6-b732-6045c455c457
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