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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.
Ada Jones made both cylinder and disc records for Edison, Columbia and Victor among others.
Most of her solos and duets were recorded during the Ragtime period at the peak of her popularity.
She was a master of dialects and used many of these to comic effect in her recordings.
Some of the comic dialects used in her recordings were Irish, Italian and Minstrel.
Her recording career continued until her passing.
She died in Rocky Mount, N.C. on May 22, 1922 of kidney failure at the age of 49.
This CD was made from original Edison cylinder recordings.
All were digitally restored by
Vintage-Recordings.com.
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symbol next to a song.You can listen to a sound clip with the windows media player.
Track Listing
1 Rainbow (Recorded 1911) [Edison 699 Comic Ragtime Song]
2 Grand Baby, Or a Baby Grand (Recorded 1911) [Edison 660 Comic Ragtime Song]
3 I Don't Believe You (Recorded 1911) [Edison 678 Comic Ragtime Song]
4 Please Oh Please (Recorded 1912) [Us Everlasting 1412 Comic Ragtime Song]
5 Mr. Dream Man (Recorded 1912) [Edison 1047 Comic Ragtime Song]
6 The Pussycat Rag (Recorded 1914) [Edison 2197 Comic Ragtime Song]
7 That's How I Lost Him (Recorded 1914) [Edison 2190 Comic Ragtime Song]
8 In the Heart of the City That Has No Heart (Recorded 1914) [Edison 2136 Comic Ragtime Song]
9 If You Only Knew What I Know Says the Moon (Recorded 1914) [Edison 2122 Comic Ragtime Song]
10 If I Knock the “L” Out of Kelly It Would Still Be Kelly to Me (Recorded 1916) [Edison 2940 Comic Ragtime Song]
11 He's the Making of a Darn Fine Man (Recorded 1916) [Edison 3010 Comic Ragtime Song]
12 Put On Your Slippers and Fill Up Your Pipe (Recorded 1917) [Edison 3123 Comic Ragtime Song]
13 Come Out of the Kitchen Mary Ann (Recorded 1917) [Edison 3194 Comic Ragtime Song]
14 Oh Lawdy (Recorded 1919) [Edison 3780 Comic Ragtime Song]