Ada Jones

Ada Jones was born in Hancock County, Maine in 1873. She started performing professionally as a child, singing in local churches and community events before making her Broadway debut in 1893's 'The Passing Show.'

Her voice became familiar through vaudeville performances and early recordings. In 1910, she recorded 'Come Josephine In My Flying Machine' with Billy Murray, a song that captured the early aviation era's optimism and became her most remembered work.

She recorded other popular songs of the time like 'The Belle Of The Barber's Ball' and 'Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?', moving between ballads and comic numbers. Her career included some criticism for unconventional style, but she kept performing into later years.