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Ada Jones ( June 1 1873May 22 1922 ) was a popular singer who recorded between 1905 to the early 1920s . Born in the United Kingdom , her family moved to Philadelphia in 1879 . She started performing on stage, but moved to recording in 1905. She recorded several duets with Billy Murray and Len Spencer . The duets with Murray were often conversational, with the two singing to the other, often in the voices of different characters with a range of accents and dialects. She died in North Carolina .

Some of her more popular songs included:

  • "I Just Can't Make My Eyes Behave" ( 1907 )

  • "The Yama Yama Man" ( 1909 )

  • "I've Got Rings on My Finger" (1909)

  • "Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon" ( 1910 )

  • "Row! Row! Row!" ( 1913 )


Duets with Billy Murray:
  • "Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" (1907)

  • "Wouldn't You Like to Have Me for a Sweetheart?" ( 1908 )

  • "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Love Mine" (1908)

  • "Shine on, Harvest Moon" (1909)

  • "Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine" ( 1911 )

  • "Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee" ( 1912 )




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