[78-L] Betty Hall Jones

[Taylor Bowie]

Dear Warren,

I was glad to see you mention Betty Hall Jones,  who was a Seattle favorite 
for many years.  My parents used to see her in various local night spots and 
cafes,  and my mother was especially fond of her playing,  songs and comedy 
(she was noted for wearing funny hats).

A few years ago I was delighted to locate a purple label Capitol of her on 
eBay and at a very low Buy It Now price.  Of course it arrived broken in 
half,  followed by the usual "Gosh,  I've sent a lot of 78s this way and 
this is the first time this has happened."  Up until this discovery,  I had 
no idea she had recorded at all.

Question:  Do you have a list of her records?  I have no idea how many sides 
she made,  or for which other companies if any.


Thanks from

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "warren moorman" <wlmoorman3 at yahoo.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Comparo


>
> If truly limiting it to Al's criteria of "prolifically" recorded on 78: 
> Julia Lee, Hadda Brooks, Nellie Lutcher.
>
> If allowing less prolific: Una Mae Carlisle, Cleo Brown, Gladys Palmer, 
> Betty Hall Jones, etc.
>
> But if, as Al did with Mary Lou Williams' rare vocals, one is allowing the 
> most liberal criteria, then it opens up to the whole big blues contingent; 
> Someone said Victoria Spivey, I'll play Georgia White and raise you Leola 
> Manning.
>
> Most of all, I think of the most fascinatingly unique of great singing, 
> great piano playing women commercially recorded on 78, also a transcribed 
> network radio performer, and the white female singer with the most 
> convincingly black sounding vocal style, 'Cile Turner. Also a fine 
> guitarist and African percussionist; a pretty far cry from Ramona, though.
>
>
> Sat, 2/7/09, simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> From: simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
>> Subject: [78-L] Comparo
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 10:28 AM
>> Let's hear a vote for  ladies who sang, played the piano
>> and recorded
>> prolifically on 78's.
>> Who votes for Ramona
>> Who votes for Hildegarde
>> Who votes for Hazel Scott
>> Who votes for Sarah Vaughan
>> Who votes for Mary Lou Williams ("My Mama Pinned A
>> Rose on Me") you can look
>> it up 1978.
>> Who votes for Annette Hanshaw
>>
>> Who votes for those I've left out?
>>
>> Al S.
>>
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