Bessie Jones
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American folk musician and gospel singer
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Within Vinony's link graph, Bessie Jones is referenced by 28 other articles, and connects out to Africa, New York City and Florida.
It is catalogued under topics including 1902 births, 1984 deaths and 20th-century African-American women singers.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1902
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Step it down; games, plays, songs, and stories from the Afro-American heritage
- For the ancestors
- Step it down
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1931-09-12
- Active to
- 2013-04-26
Discography
- Grand Ole Opry’s New Star George Jones Country Song Hits1956
- Sings 14 Top Country Favorites1957
- Country Church Time1959
- George Jones Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites1959
- George Jones Salutes Hank Williams1960
- The Crown Prince of Country Music1960
- Duets Country Style1962
- Sings Bob Wills1962
- Sings Country and Western Hits1962
- Sings the Hits of His Country Cousins1962
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 27,910
- Total plays
- 151,537
Tags
Bessie Jones (February 8, 1902 - July 17, 1984) was an American gospel singer from Smithville, GA. She learned her songs from her grandfather, a former slave born in Africa. She was a founding member of the Georgia Sea Island Singers. Alan Lomax first encountered Bessie Jones on a southern trip in 1959, Jones made her way up to New York City two years later and asked Lomax to record both her music and biography. Jones told an interviewer in Alachua <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bessie+Jones
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elizabeth
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Smithville
- Place of death
- Brunswick
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- AT HOME ON ST. SIMON'S ISLAND-RENOWNED GOSPEL SINGER BESSIE JONES AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN - NARA - 546994.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1902-02-08
- date of death
- 1984-09-04
- Commons category
- Bessie Jones
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- leukemia
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