| LC control no. | n 88624795 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jones, Etta |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1928-11-25 |
| Death date | 2001-10-16 |
| Place of birth | Aiken (S.C.) |
| Place of death | Mount Vernon (Westchester County, N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz vocals |
| Affiliation | Black & White (Musical group) Prestige Records (Firm) Jazz Messengers |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Jazz musicians Rhythm and blues musicians |
| Found in | Her Fine and mellow [SR] p1987: label (Etta Jones, singer) New Grove dict. of jazz (Jones, Etta; b. Nov. 25, 1928, Aiken, SC; singer) New York Times, Oct. 19, 2001 (Etta Jones, 72, jazz singer; d. Oct. 16, 2001, Mount Vernon, N.Y.) African American National Biography, accessed April 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Jones, Etta; rhythm and blues musician, singer; born 25 November 1928 in Aiken, South Carolina, United States; recorded on Black & White label (1944) and Prestige Records (1960-1965); toured Far East (1970) with Jazz Messengers; received Grammy nominations for Save Your Love for Me (1980) and My Buddy: The Songs of Buddy Johnson (1999); received Eubie Blake Jazz Award and Lifetime Achievement Award from International Women in Jazz Foundation; last recording, Etta Jones Sings Lady Day, was nominated for a Grammy Award (2003); died 16 October 2001 in Mount Vernon, New York, United States) |
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