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 601-625 of 740 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Zonophone	9482	10-in.	Before Nov. 1909	Oh, you candy kid	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9485	10-in.	Before Aug. 1909	I've got rings on my fingers	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9518	10-in.	Before Sept. 1909	As in days of old	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9520	10-in.	Before Sept. 1909	Just we two	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9701	10-in.	Before Dec. 1909	I love you	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9702	10-in.	Before Dec. 1909	Take me on a honeymoon	Ada Jones ; Walter Van Brunt	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9705	10-in.	Before Dec. 1909	Redhead	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9709	10-in.	Before Dec. 1909	Life's highway	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9731	10-in.	Before Feb. 1910	Ludwig's air castle	Ada Jones	Comic scene, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9734	10-in.	Before Feb. 1910	The bashful rube and the tough girl	Ada Jones	Comic scene	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9736	10-in.	Before Jan. 1910	Emmaline	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9737	10-in.	Before Jan. 1910	The belle of the Barber's Ball	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9784	10-in.	Before Mar. 1910	I'm awfully glad I met you	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9785	10-in.	Before Mar. 1910	I'm looking for a sweetheart, and I think you'll do	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	9816	10-in.	Before Mar. 1910	Mr. and Mrs. Malone	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer
Zonophone	9818	10-in.	Before Mar. 1910	The suffragettes	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer
Zonophone	Z-52	10-in.	7/7/1910	Charming weather	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-53	10-in.	7/7/1910	Bedtime at the zoo	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-54	10-in.	7/7/1910	You will have to sing an Irish song	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-71	10-in.	8/29/1910	The girl with a brogue	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-72	10-in.	9/1/1910	Mary	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-73	10-in.	9/8/1910	You're mine, all mine	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-74	10-in.	9/8/1910	My little candy kid	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-75	10-in.	10/14/1910	Playing school	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-76	10-in.	10/14/1910	The Dublin rag	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal

(Results 601-625 of 740 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Ada," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106561.

Jones, Ada. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106561.

"Jones, Ada." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.