1905–1922 · Victor, Edison, Columbia

Ada Jones

The first woman to become a recording star in her own right.

Ada Jones arrived just as recording technology stopped mangling the female voice, and she made the most of it. English-born and Philadelphia-raised, she worked in character — Irish, Italian, Bowery, child — in a way that reads as period-bound now but was the commercial engine of the comic song. Her duets with Billy Murray were among the biggest sellers of the 1900s and 1910s.

30 recordings · New York

Transfers from original discs and cylinders held by the Internet Archive. Dates and titles as given in the archive's metadata.

19051

Ada Jones

A Picnic for Two

1 Jan 1905 · 1 min

Internet Archive · 78_a-picnic-for-two_ada-jones_gbia0066252a

19063

Ada Jones

Good-A-Bye John

1 Jan 1906 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_good-a-bye-john_len-spencer-ada-jones_gbia0203576a

Ada Jones

It's All Right in the Summer Time

1 Jan 1906 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_its-all-right-in-the-summer-time_ada-jones_gbia0313686a

Ada Jones

Louie and Lena

1 Jan 1906 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_louie-and-lena_miss-ada-jones-and-mr-len-spencer_gbia0341124a

19072

Ada Jones

Becky and Issy; Yiddish Courtship

1 Jan 1907 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_becky-and-issy-yiddish-courtship_ada-jones-and-len-spencer_gbia0301233a

Ada Jones

Mariutch at Coney Isle

1 Jan 1907 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_mariutch-at-coney-isle_ada-jones-and-len-spencer_gbia0418734a

19082

Ada Jones

I Want to Be a Merry, Merry Widow

1 Jan 1908 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_i-want-to-be-a-merry-merry-widow_ada-jones_gbia0451711a

Ada Jones

I've Got Rings on My Fingers

11 Aug 1908 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_ive-got-rings-on-my-fingers_ada-jones-blanche-ring-scott_gbia0363078a

19094

Ada Jones

A PICTURE OF LONG AGO

1 May 1909 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_a-picture-of-long-ago_ada-jones-and-len-spencer_gbia0446650a

Ada Jones

Good-Bye Mollie Brown

1 Jan 1909 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_good-bye-mollie-brown_ada-jones-jerome_gbia0363078b

Ada Jones

I'LL BE THERE WITH BELLS ON

1 Jan 1909 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_ill-be-there-with-bells-on_ada-jones-morse_gbia0364352a

Ada Jones

I've Got Rings on My Fingers (or Mumbo Jumbo Jijjiboo J. O'Shea)

1 Jan 1909 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_ive-got-rings-on-my-fingers-or-mumbo-jumbo-jijjiboo-j-oshea_ada-jones_gbia0300615a

19106

Ada Jones

Bronco Bob And His Little Cheyenne

1 Jan 1910 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_bronco-bob-and-his-little-cheyenne_ada-jones-and-len-spencer_gbia0297930a

Ada Jones

I MISS YOU HONEY, MISS YOU ALL THE TIME

1 Jan 1910 · 1 min

Internet Archive · 78_i-miss-you-honey-miss-you-all-the-time_ada-jones-and-chorus_gbia0297949b

Ada Jones

I Want A Little Corner In Your Heart

1 Jan 1910 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_i-want-a-little-corner-in-your-heart_ada-jones_gbia0276971a

Ada Jones

I'll Do As I Please

1 Jan 1910 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_ill-do-as-i-please_ada-jones_gbia0276971b

Ada Jones

OH, YOU CANDY KID

1 Jan 1910 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_oh-you-candy-kid_ada-jones_gbia0400129a

Ada Jones

PEACHES AND CREAM

1 Jan 1910 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_peaches-and-cream_miss-ada-jones-and-mr-len-spencer_gbia0298108b

19112

Ada Jones

All Alone

12 May 1911 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_all-alone_ada-jones-and-billy-murray_gbia0030601a

Ada Jones

KNOCK WOOD

2 Aug 1911 · 2 min

Internet Archive · 78_knock-wood_ada-jones-and-walter-van-brunt_gbia0297903b

19122

Ada Jones

I LIVE UPTOWN

1 Jan 1912 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_i-live-uptown_ada-jones-and-walter-van-brunt_gbia0438705a

Ada Jones

I'M AFRAID, PRETTY MAID, I'M AFRAID

1 Jan 1912 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_im-afraid-pretty-maid-im-afraid_ada-jones-and-walter-van-brunt_gbia0289422a

19131

Ada Jones

PUSSY CAT RAG

1 Dec 1913 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_pussy-cat-rag_ada-jones-and-standard-quartette_gbia0477279b

19151

Ada Jones

HE'D KEEP ON SAYING GOOD-NIGHT.

1 Jul 1915 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_hed-keep-on-saying-good-night_ada-jones-will-c-robbins-breuer_gbia3034065b

19161

Ada Jones

If I Knock the "L" Out of Kelly It Would Still Be Kelly to Me

1 Jan 1916 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_if-i-knock-the-l-out-of-kelly-it-would-still-be-kelly-to-me_ada-jones-bert-grant_gbia0083470b

19181

Ada Jones

I'll Take You Back To Italy

1 Jan 1918 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_ill-take-you-back-to-italy_ada-jones-and-billy-murray-irving-berlin_gbia0083502b

19191

Ada Jones

Oh! Lawdy (Something's Done Got Between Ebecaneezer and Me)

1 Jan 1919 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_oh-lawdy-somethings-done-got-between-ebecaneezer-and-me_ada-jones-creamer-layto_gbia0083400a

19202

Ada Jones

Backyard Conversation Between Mrs. Reilly and Mrs. Finnegan

1 Jan 1920 · 3 min

Internet Archive · 78_backyard-conversation-between-mrs-reilly-and-mrs-finnegan_ada-jones-and-steve-por_gbia0192388a

Ada Jones

Put On Your Slippers, You're In For The Night

1 Jan 1920 · 4 min

Internet Archive · 78_put-on-your-slippers-youre-in-for-the-night_ada-jones-seymour-furman_gbia3017990a

19211

Ada Jones

Flanagan's Night Off

1 Jan 1921 · 4 min

Internet Archive · 78_flanagans-night-off_ada-jones-and-steve-porter_gbia0083620b