by Bman | Jun 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
b. 29 November 1914, Gulfport, Mississippi, USA, d. 24 June 1989, New York City, New York, USA. Jones arrived in New York in 1932, her only singing experience at the Mt. Holy Baptists Church in Gulfport. Her first professional engagement was at the Elk’s Rendezvous...
