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 626-650 of 740 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Zonophone	Z-121	10-in.	11/22/1910	Come, Josephine, in my flying machine	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-122	10-in.	11/22/1910	Our farm	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-139	10-in.	1/4/1911	Ooh! Maybe it's a robber	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-140	10-in.	1/4/1911	Teaching McFadden to waltz	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-212	10-in.	3/9/1911	When Cupid comes a-tapping	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-223	10-in.	3/10/1911	It's got to be someone I love	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-294	10-in.	5/12/1911	All alone	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-359	10-in.	7/7/1911	Hands up	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-360	10-in.	7/7/1911	Love's sentence	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-361	10-in.	7/7/1911	It's lonely here in Hamburg	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-402	10-in.	9/8/1911	Smile awhile	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-403	10-in.	9/8/1911	When Sunday rolls around	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-540	10-in.	1/26/1912	I live uptown	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-620	10-in.	3/29/1912	I'm afraid, pretty maid, I'm afraid	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	Z-621	10-in.	3/29/1912	Kickapoo Indian man	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	[Zo cat 1117]	10-in.	Before Aug. 1908	Everybody joined in the chorus in our family	Ada Jones	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5176-A]	10-in.	Before Jan. 1909	Paulina, Otto, and Fido	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5176-B]	10-in.	Before Jan. 1909	A picture of long ago	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5193-B]	10-in.	Before Mar. 1909	Mammy Cloe and her Joe	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5455-A]	10-in.	Before Mar. 1909	A bowery flirtation	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5455-B]	10-in.	Before Mar. 1909	Big Chief Greasepaint and Little Arrow	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5492-A]	10-in.	Before May 1909	[Si] Perkins' barn dance	Ada Jones	Descriptive scene	performer
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5492-B]	10-in.	Before May 1909	Sweet Peggy Magee	Ada Jones	Descriptive scene	vocalist, soprano vocal
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5538-A]	10-in.	Before Sept. 1909	Zeb Green's airship	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer
Zonophone	[Zo cat 5538-B]	10-in.	Before Sept. 1909	How Kathleen proposed	Ada Jones ; Len Spencer	Comic scene, with orchestra	performer

(Results 626-650 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.