Ada Jones & Billy Jones - On a Little Side Street (1922)

Ada Jones (June 1,1873 - May 2,1922) was a popular singer who recorded from 1905 to the early 1920s. She was born in Lancashire, England but moved with her family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of six in 1879. She started performing on stage, including juvenile roles in the 1880s.

In 1893 or 1894, she recorded some musical performances for the North American Phonograph Co., but the demise of this company ended this recording career and it was not until 1905 that she returned to recording, after a few years doing performances at such locations as Huber's 14th Street Museum in New York City. She recorded several duets with Billy Murray and Len Spencer. She sang in a range of accents and dialects.

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Billy (William Reese) Jones (March 15,1889 - Nov.23,1940) was a tenor and tried his hand at banking, mining, blacksmithing, and other occupations.

He made his recording debut in 1918. He used several names: Billy Jones,Harry Blake, Billy Clarke, Lester George, Duncan Jones, Reese Jones, John Kelley, Dennis O'Malley, William Rees, Victor Roberts, Billy West, William West, and Carlton Williams. He recorded with Cleartone Four (Harmonizers Quartet), Crescent Trio, Harmonizers Quartet. Premier Quartet (replacing Billy Murray in late Premier groups for Edison recordings).


Ada Jones & Billy Jones - On a Little Side Street (1922)

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• 1922
• 1920s

[RagtimeFreak86]

this must of bin one of Ada Jones's last recordings since she died the same year!

[MrMartymusic]

Billy Jones must have owed people a lot of money or something. 13 different names!

[renata1934]

her voice sounds veeery different here!!!!!