Billy Murray (singer)
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William Thomas Murray was an American singer and voice actor. He was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early 20th century. While he received star billing in Vaudeville, he wa
Murray in a newspaper ad from 1919
"You'd Be Surprised", on OkeH, 1919
"Oh! By Jingo", on Lyric, 1919
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.
Billy Murray (singer)
…record companies in the U.S., as well as the Tin Pan Alley music industry, were concentrated. In 1906, he recorded the first of his popular duets with Ada Jones. He also performed with Aileen Stanley, the Haydn Quartet, the American Quartet (also known as the Premier Quartet), and Elsie Baker; as well as performed…
Portrait of Jones, 1894
Ada Jones sending morse code in 1918