Ada Jones

Ada Jones
Portrait of Jones, 1894
Portrait of Jones, 1894
Background information
Birth nameAda Jane Jones
Born(1873-06-01)June 1, 1873
Lancashire, UK
DiedMay 22, 1922(1922-05-22) (aged 48)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, US
GenresVocal, ragtime, vaudeville, comedy
OccupationSinger
Years active1889–1922
LabelsNorth American Phonograph Company, Edison
Formerly ofAmerican Quartet

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Songwriters Hall of Fame - Artists - Ada Jones". Songwriters Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2016-07-14. Retrieved 12 November 2016.