Etta Jones

born November 25, 1928 - Aiken, South Carolina, USA died October 16, 2001- Mount Vernon, New York, USA American jazz singer. Etta Jones was born in Aiken, South Carolina, United States, and raised in Harlem. Still in her teens, Jones joined Buddy Johnson's band for a nationwide tour although she was not featured on record. Her first recordings—"Salty Papa Blues", "Evil Gal Blues", "Blow Top Blues", and "Long, Long…