Ada Jones
Ada Jones
Top Songs
| 1 | By the Light of the Silvery Moon | ||
| 2 | Nix on the Glow Worm, Lena | ||
| 3 | I'm Too Tired to Make Love | ||
| 4 | The Enchanted Palace | ||
| 5 | Chopin. Etudes. Op. 25 No. 12 in C Minor |
Albums
Jan 2022 • 11 songs
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Biography
b. Ada Jane Jones, 1 June 1873, Oldham, Lancashire, England, d. 22 May 1922, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. Jones' parents emigrated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with their daughter around 1879. Her first public appearance came at the age of seven and soon her likeness appeared on sheet music. She made her first recordings, including ‘Sweet Marie' and ‘The Volunteer Organist', in the winter of 1893/4, which suggests that Jones was the first female solo artist to record. Resuming recording in 1904 Jones not only sang ballads but also performed currently popular ‘coon'...