Maggie Jones

Maggie Jones, “The Tx Nightingale,” was created Fae Barnes in Tx around 1900. She 1st arrived in NY in 1922 and became a member of the dark vaudeville circuit around the TOBA. By 1926 she is at Clarence Muse’s organization and was performing in the Hall Johnson choir. Maggie Jones was area of the touring organization of the display Blackbirds of 1928 where she made an appearance with Expenses Robinson. Eventually she came back to Tx and made an appearance in her personal revue in Fort Well worth — she actually is also recognized to possess run her very own clothing shop. After 1934 she had not been heard from once again. Maggie Jones produced her debut using one from the last released Black Swan information in July of 1923. She also made an appearance on Routeé and Paramount, however the lion’s talk about of her 38 released titles arrived on Columbia in its 14000-D “competition” series. Jones was an excellent blues vocalist, and accompanied on her behalf records by an array of interesting performers including Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, trombonist Charlie Green, banjoist Elmer Snowden, and pianist Lemuel Fowler. Maggie Jones produced her last record on Oct 3, 1926.