Ada Jones Collection
Step back to the turn of the century and discover the remarkable Ada Jones, one of the very first female recording artists. Lauded in Victor catalogs for her "perfect" impersonations—whether portraying a darkly wench, a German maiden, a Bowery tough girl, or an Irish colleen—Jones charmed audiences with her uncanny ability to shift accents and voices at will. This rare collection, drawing heavily from early Edison wax cylinders and other period recordings, captures the full range of this "little songbird and comedienne." From sentimental ballads to lively ragtime, "coon" songs, and Irish comic melodies, these 109 recordings offer an unprecedented window into the dawn of the music industry.
Collection Highlights
- Among the earliest recorded female artists, Jones began her career in 1893, and this set preserves her work from the height of her popularity between 1905 and 1912.
- The collection spans a delightful variety of early 20th-century musical styles, including vaudeville skits with partner Len Spencer, showcasing their comic chemistry in pieces like "Chimmie Maggie at the Hippodrome" and "The Golden Wedding."
- Many of these tracks are sourced from rare, early formats such as Edison wax cylinders and Indestructible records, providing a genuine but historically important listening experience for collectors of early sound recordings.
Track Listing
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- ADAJ-All Aboard For Blanket Bay 1911 Standard989 19226
- ADAJ-All She Gets From Iceman Is Ice 1908
- ADAJ-Arab Love Song 1909 Indestructible987
- ADAJ-Barney Mcgee 1909 V16122
- ADAJ-Beatrice Fairfax, Tell Me What To Do!
- ADAJ-Beautiful Eyes 1906
- ADAJ-Beautiful Eyes 1909 Clmbia742 4178
- ADAJ-Billy Murray A.b.c.'s Of U.s.a. 1908
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Come And Kiss Your Little Baby 1
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Come Josephine In My Flying Machi
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Cuddle Up A Little Closer Lovey M
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Emmaline 1910 V5761
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Googyoo 1909 V5716
- ADAJ-Billy Murray I Remember You 1909 V16303
- ADAJ-Billy Murray I'll Take You Back To Italy
- ADAJ-Billy Murray I'm Glad I'm A Boyi'm Glad I'm
- ADAJ-Billy Murray I'm Looking For A Sweetheart And
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Isn't Love A Grand Old Thing 1909
- ADAJ-Billy Murray It's Nice To Have A Sweetheart 19
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Kiss, Kiss, Kiss 1907 V5165
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Let's Take An Oldfashioned Walk
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Love's Sentence 1907 V16975
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Oh, You Coon 1908 V16018
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Rainbow 1908 Edsn10049
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Rainbow 1910
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Settle Down In A One Horse Town 1
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Smarty 1908 V5455
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Snow Dear 1913 Edsn2021
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Some Sunday Morning 1918
- ADAJ-Billy Murray When We Are Married 1908 Vi
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Will You Be My Teddy Bear 1907
- ADAJ-Billy Murray, Cuddle A Little Closer 1911
- ADAJ-Bulfrog And Coon 1907 V4873
- ADAJ-By Light Of Silvery Moon May 1910
- ADAJ-Cal Stewart Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Put Up T
- ADAJ-Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon 1910 Clmbia855 4523
- ADAJ-Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon Remake
- ADAJ-Come Over Here, It's A Wonderful Place 1917 V18288
- ADAJ-Cross My Heart And Hope To Die 1917 Clmbia2190 47157
- ADAJ-Don't Get Married Any More Ma 1907 V16748 5316
- ADAJ-Don't Get Married Anymore Ma 1906 Indestructible560
- ADAJ-Down In Gossip Row 1912 V17056
- ADAJ-Fraidy Cat 1910 Aretino661 4303
- ADAJ-Games Of Childhood Days 1909 United766 4234
- ADAJ-Goodbye Alexander world War I Song 1918 Edsn3612
- ADAJ-Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly 1910 Clmbia810
- ADAJ-Have To Sing An Irish Song 1908 V16555 5573
- ADAJ-Have To Sing An Irish Song 1911 Clmbia1101 19579
- ADAJ-Have You Seen My Henry Brown 1906 V4657
- ADAJ-He Never Even Said Good Bye 1907
- ADAJ-He's Makin's Of A Dam'd Fine Man 1916 V18100
- ADAJ-He's Me Pal 1910 V16750
- ADAJ-I Should Worry And Get Wrinkles 1913 V17269
- ADAJ-I Want To Be A Merry Merry Widow 1908 V547
- ADAJ-I'm A Woman Of Importance 1906 V4607
- ADAJ-I'm Only Star That Twinkles On Broadway 1906 V4563
- ADAJ-I've Got Rings On My Fingers 1910
- ADAJ-If Man In Moon Were A Coon 1907 V5226
- ADAJ-If That's Wonderful Time Take Me Home 1915 V17630
- ADAJ-If They'd Only Move Old Ireland Over Here 1914 V17576
- ADAJ-Irish Blood 1910
- ADAJ-Is There Anything Else I Can Do 1910 Clmbia909 4830
- ADAJ-It's Got To Be Someone I Love 1911 V16896
- ADAJ-Just Plain Folks 1913 Edsn1771
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Bronco Bob And His Little Cheyenne
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Chimmie Maggie at the Hippodrome 1905
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Courtship Of Barney And Eileen
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Frits And Louisa 1906 V4550
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Golden Wedding 1905 Edsn914
- ADAJ-Len Spencer House Cleaning Time 1908 Edsn99
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Meet Me Down At Corner 1907
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Peaches And Cream 1906 V4720
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Widow Dooley 1908 V16019
- ADAJ-Mother May I Go In For A Swim 1915 Clmbia1771 45679
- ADAJ-My Carolina Lady 1905 V4430
- ADAJ-My Irish Rose 1907
- ADAJ-My Pony Boy 1909 V16356
- ADAJ-Nix On Glow Worm, Lena 1910 V16558
- ADAJ-O'brien Is Tryin' To Talk Hawaiian 1917 Edsn50402
- ADAJ-Oh You Blondy! 1910 Edsn10384
- ADAJ-Oh, Mr Dream Man Let Me Dream Some More 1912 V17076
- ADAJ-Oh, You Candy Kid 1909 Clmbia714
- ADAJ-Oh! What I Know About You 1910 Standard800 4329
- ADAJ-Out Of A City Of Six Million People 1916 V17911
- ADAJ-Poor John 1907 V5029
- ADAJ-Put On Your Slippers, You're In For Night 1911 V16788
- ADAJ-Red Head 1909 V16360
- ADAJ-Ring Tingaling 1912 Clmbia1138 19749
- ADAJ-Row Row Row
- ADAJ-She Forgot To Bring Him Back 1908 Edsn9792
- ADAJ-So Long Mary 1906 Edsn9288
- ADAJ-Some Boy 1913 V17313
- ADAJ-Somebody Loves You 1913 Clmbia1421 39022
- ADAJ-That Dublin Rag 1911 Clmbia940
- ADAJ-They Always Pick On Me 1911 Clmbia1056 19514
- ADAJ-Tickle Toes 1910 Clmbia905 4610
- ADAJ-Top Of Morning bridget Mc Cue 1911 Indestructible1418
- ADAJ-Waiting At Church my Wife Won't Let Me 1906 V4714
- ADAJ-We've Kept Golden Rule 1911 Clmbia976 19174
- ADAJ-When Grandma Was A Girl 1908 Edsn 4m55
- ADAJ-Whistle And I'll Wait For You 1909 V16301
- ADAJ-Whistling Jim 1913 Edsn1793
- ADAJ-Wilhelm, Grocer 1913 V17491
- ADAJ-Willie's Got Another Girl Now 1909
- ADAJ-With Peerless Quartette Pussy Cat Rag 1914
- ADAJ-Yama Yama Man 1909
- ADAJ-You Can Look And You Can Listen 1908 Indestructible873
- ADAJ-You Can Tango, But Hesitate 1914 Clmbia1551 39393
- ADAJ-Ypsilanti 1915 Clmbia1788 45789
- ADAJ-All Aboard For Blanket Bay 1911 Standard989 19226
- ADAJ-All She Gets From Iceman Is Ice 1908
- ADAJ-Arab Love Song 1909 Indestructible987
- ADAJ-Barney Mcgee 1909 V16122
- ADAJ-Beatrice Fairfax, Tell Me What To Do!
- ADAJ-Beautiful Eyes 1906
- ADAJ-Beautiful Eyes 1909 Clmbia742 4178
- ADAJ-Billy Murray A.b.c.'s Of U.s.a. 1908
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Come And Kiss Your Little Baby 1
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Come Josephine In My Flying Machi
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Cuddle Up A Little Closer Lovey M
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Emmaline 1910 V5761
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Googyoo 1909 V5716
- ADAJ-Billy Murray I Remember You 1909 V16303
- ADAJ-Billy Murray I'll Take You Back To Italy
- ADAJ-Billy Murray I'm Glad I'm A Boyi'm Glad I'm
- ADAJ-Billy Murray I'm Looking For A Sweetheart And
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Isn't Love A Grand Old Thing 1909
- ADAJ-Billy Murray It's Nice To Have A Sweetheart 19
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Kiss, Kiss, Kiss 1907 V5165
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Let's Take An Oldfashioned Walk
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Love's Sentence 1907 V16975
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Oh, You Coon 1908 V16018
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Rainbow 1908 Edsn10049
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Rainbow 1910
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Settle Down In A One Horse Town 1
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Smarty 1908 V5455
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Snow Dear 1913 Edsn2021
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Some Sunday Morning 1918
- ADAJ-Billy Murray When We Are Married 1908 Vi
- ADAJ-Billy Murray Will You Be My Teddy Bear 1907
- ADAJ-Billy Murray, Cuddle A Little Closer 1911
- ADAJ-Bulfrog And Coon 1907 V4873
- ADAJ-By Light Of Silvery Moon May 1910
- ADAJ-Cal Stewart Uncle Josh And Aunt Nancy Put Up T
- ADAJ-Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon 1910 Clmbia855 4523
- ADAJ-Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon Remake
- ADAJ-Come Over Here, It's A Wonderful Place 1917 V18288
- ADAJ-Cross My Heart And Hope To Die 1917 Clmbia2190 47157
- ADAJ-Don't Get Married Any More Ma 1907 V16748 5316
- ADAJ-Don't Get Married Anymore Ma 1906 Indestructible560
- ADAJ-Down In Gossip Row 1912 V17056
- ADAJ-Fraidy Cat 1910 Aretino661 4303
- ADAJ-Games Of Childhood Days 1909 United766 4234
- ADAJ-Goodbye Alexander world War I Song 1918 Edsn3612
- ADAJ-Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly 1910 Clmbia810
- ADAJ-Have To Sing An Irish Song 1908 V16555 5573
- ADAJ-Have To Sing An Irish Song 1911 Clmbia1101 19579
- ADAJ-Have You Seen My Henry Brown 1906 V4657
- ADAJ-He Never Even Said Good Bye 1907
- ADAJ-He's Makin's Of A Dam'd Fine Man 1916 V18100
- ADAJ-He's Me Pal 1910 V16750
- ADAJ-I Should Worry And Get Wrinkles 1913 V17269
- ADAJ-I Want To Be A Merry Merry Widow 1908 V547
- ADAJ-I'm A Woman Of Importance 1906 V4607
- ADAJ-I'm Only Star That Twinkles On Broadway 1906 V4563
- ADAJ-I've Got Rings On My Fingers 1910
- ADAJ-If Man In Moon Were A Coon 1907 V5226
- ADAJ-If That's Wonderful Time Take Me Home 1915 V17630
- ADAJ-If They'd Only Move Old Ireland Over Here 1914 V17576
- ADAJ-Irish Blood 1910
- ADAJ-Is There Anything Else I Can Do 1910 Clmbia909 4830
- ADAJ-It's Got To Be Someone I Love 1911 V16896
- ADAJ-Just Plain Folks 1913 Edsn1771
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Bronco Bob And His Little Cheyenne
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Chimmie Maggie at the Hippodrome 1905
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Courtship Of Barney And Eileen
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Frits And Louisa 1906 V4550
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Golden Wedding 1905 Edsn914
- ADAJ-Len Spencer House Cleaning Time 1908 Edsn99
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Meet Me Down At Corner 1907
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Peaches And Cream 1906 V4720
- ADAJ-Len Spencer Widow Dooley 1908 V16019
- ADAJ-Mother May I Go In For A Swim 1915 Clmbia1771 45679
- ADAJ-My Carolina Lady 1905 V4430
- ADAJ-My Irish Rose 1907
- ADAJ-My Pony Boy 1909 V16356
- ADAJ-Nix On Glow Worm, Lena 1910 V16558
- ADAJ-O'brien Is Tryin' To Talk Hawaiian 1917 Edsn50402
- ADAJ-Oh You Blondy! 1910 Edsn10384
- ADAJ-Oh, Mr Dream Man Let Me Dream Some More 1912 V17076
- ADAJ-Oh, You Candy Kid 1909 Clmbia714
- ADAJ-Oh! What I Know About You 1910 Standard800 4329
- ADAJ-Out Of A City Of Six Million People 1916 V17911
- ADAJ-Poor John 1907 V5029
- ADAJ-Put On Your Slippers, You're In For Night 1911 V16788
- ADAJ-Red Head 1909 V16360
- ADAJ-Ring Tingaling 1912 Clmbia1138 19749
- ADAJ-Row Row Row
- ADAJ-She Forgot To Bring Him Back 1908 Edsn9792
- ADAJ-So Long Mary 1906 Edsn9288
- ADAJ-Some Boy 1913 V17313
- ADAJ-Somebody Loves You 1913 Clmbia1421 39022
- ADAJ-That Dublin Rag 1911 Clmbia940
- ADAJ-They Always Pick On Me 1911 Clmbia1056 19514
- ADAJ-Tickle Toes 1910 Clmbia905 4610
- ADAJ-Top Of Morning bridget Mc Cue 1911 Indestructible1418
- ADAJ-Waiting At Church my Wife Won't Let Me 1906 V4714
- ADAJ-We've Kept Golden Rule 1911 Clmbia976 19174
- ADAJ-When Grandma Was A Girl 1908 Edsn 4m55
- ADAJ-Whistle And I'll Wait For You 1909 V16301
- ADAJ-Whistling Jim 1913 Edsn1793
- ADAJ-Wilhelm, Grocer 1913 V17491
- ADAJ-Willie's Got Another Girl Now 1909
- ADAJ-With Peerless Quartette Pussy Cat Rag 1914
- ADAJ-Yama Yama Man 1909
- ADAJ-You Can Look And You Can Listen 1908 Indestructible873
- ADAJ-You Can Tango, But Hesitate 1914 Clmbia1551 39393
- ADAJ-Ypsilanti 1915 Clmbia1788 45789
