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Mai Jones
bvoc, 1899-1960
Singer / Musician / Songwriter / Producer of World
Mai Jones (6 February 1899 – 7 May 1960), was a Welsh songwriter, entertainer and radio producer.She was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, the daughter of the local railway stationmaster. Having won a scholarship to study music at the University of Wales, Cardiff, she went on to the Royal College of Music. Her early successes included being selected as one of the official accompanists for the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Pontypool in 1924. Singing and playing both piano and accordion, she began to make a name for herself as an entertainer in London, and broadcast on radio for the first time with Jack Payne's band. During the 1920–30s, she also contributed the contralto voice to a well-known and often broadcast singing duo called The Carroll Sisters, with Elsie Eaves (soprano).
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Plays With
| Gordie West |
| Royston Jones |
| Tumbledownwind |
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnau Gwerin | Mai Jones, Beryl Watkins, Sian Jarman, John Gittins, Barrie Griffiths | 1981 | Album |
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