Etta Jones
Jazz, Musical Artist
1928 – 2001
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Who was Etta Jones?
Etta Jones was an American jazz singer. She is not to be confused with the more popular singer Etta James nor her namesake, a member of the Dandridge Sisters, who recorded with Jimmy Lunceford and was Gerald Wilson's first wife. Her best-known recordings were "Don't Go To Strangers" and "Save Your Love For Me". Jones variously worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Kenny Burrell, Milt Jackson, Cedar Walton, and the saxophonist Houston Person.
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- Born
- Nov 25, 1928
Aiken - Also known as
- Jones, Etta
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 16, 2001
Mount Vernon
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on July 23, 2013
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