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Etta Jones is today’s featured artist. Born in Aiken, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem, Jones was one of the finest blues and jazz singers of the 20th century.
After touring with the Buddy Johnson, Jones made her first recordings in
1944 as the featured vocalist with Barney Bigard & His Orchestra.
Her career spanned more than six decades.
Etta Jones finished her final album, a tribute to Billie Holiday,
just days before her death in 2001.
ETTA JONES RESOURCES
Biography @ wikipedia.org
Discography @ discogs.com
Obituary @ The Independent
WRFG ROUTE 66 PLAYLIST FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBR 1, 2024
Song
Artist
Original Album or Label & Date
Loch Lomond Tiny “Mac” Grimes Gotham Records 1947
Osculate Me, Daddy
Etta Jones w/ J.C. Heard & His Orchestra
Victor Records 1945
Rock-A-Bye Basie Johnny Otis Spirit of the Black Territory Bands 1992
I’ve Got The Last Laugh Now Roy Brown De Luxe Records 1951
I Don’t Know Amber Rachelle & The Sweet Potatoes Pipin’ Hot! 2024
Tootie Count Basie Blues By Basie 1950
Don’t You Know Ray Charles Atlantic Records 1954
DD Rider Sax Gordon Have Horn Will Travel 1998
T-Bone Shuffle T-Bone Walker Capitol Records 1947
Big Fine Girl Jimmy Witherspoon Modern Records 1949
Jump With You Baby B.B. King R.P.M. Records 1955
Mend Your Ways Ruth Brown Atlantic Records 1953
Tell Me Daddy Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins Back In Business 1999
Rockin’ At The Philharmonic Chuck Berry One Dozen Berrys 1958
Boogie Woogie Country Girl Jimmy ‘T99’ Nelson Rockin’ And Shoutin’… 1999
One O’Clock Jump
Jack Parker & Etta Jones
Decca Records 1954
Salty Papa Blues
Barney Bigard & His Orchestra featuring Etta Jones
Black & White Records 1944
God Bless The Child Lou Rawls & Les McCann Ltd Stormy Monday 1962
The Way That Young Lover’s Do Van Morrison You’re Driving Me Crazy 2018
It’s Later Than You Think Roy Milton Specialty Records 1951
The Natural Facts Sister Rosetta Tharpe Decca Records 1947
I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues Tony Bennett Playing With My Friends 2001
Chloe Sonny Thompson King Records 1953
Lover Man Andra Day The United States vs. Billie Holiday 2021
Rocks In My Bed Planet D Nonet Echoes of Harlem… 2024
Still In The Dark Big Joe Turner Freedom Records 1950
Got A Penny, Benny Nat King Cole Capitol Records 1943
Sad Feeling Lionel Hampton w/ Little Jimmy Scott Decca Records 1950
Don’t Go to Strangers
Etta Jones
Don’t Go to Strangers 1960
(sign off)
Tag (You’re It) Little Charlie & The Nightcats Nine Lives 2005
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