Ada Jones
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Ada Jane Jones 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.
Portrait of Jones, 1894
Ada Jones sending morse code in 1918
Len Spencer
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Leonard Garfield Spencer was an American singer, composer, booking agent and vaudeville star who was considered one of the most popular recording artists in the United States from the 1890s to the 191
Ada Jones
…Edison Records on wax cylinders, making her among the earliest female singers to be recorded. She sang with Billy Murray, Billy Watkins, Cal Stewart, Len Spencer, the American Quartet, and with her 12-year-old daughter Sheilah. Touring was made difficult due to epilepsy. In the 1890s, Jones recorded some musical…
Spencer in 1899
Advertisement for Len Spencer's Lyceum, ca. 1912.