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The Yama-Yama Man / Ada Jones & Victor Light Opera Company

Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:50 pm
by Wolfe
Ada Jones was a very popular singer in the early part of the 20th century, and this was a very successful record of hers, recorded in 1909. May be familiar to some.


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Re: The Yama-Yama Man / Ada Jones & Victor Light Opera Company

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 4:46 am
by MordEth
I can’t say that I’m familiar with this one (or even remotely knowledgeable about Broadway musicals), but if anyone is interested in it, here is a song list for the production, and here is more information about the production.

Apparently it was performed 289 times between 15 June, 1908 and 20 March, 1909.

— MordEth


Re: The Yama-Yama Man / Ada Jones & Victor Light Opera Company

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:41 am
by operabass78s
Great song.

A little over 100 years to the day that the production closed on Broadway.

Re: The Yama-Yama Man / Ada Jones & Victor Light Opera Company

Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:36 am
by OrthoSean
An absolutely great disc! Now I have to dig out my copy of it and play it on a machine...

I've always enjoyed Ada Jones and I grab her records whenever I find them. I think my favorite is her and Bob Roberts' Columbia disc of "Shine On Harvest Moon".

Here is a neat pic of Ada....

Re: The Yama-Yama Man / Ada Jones & Victor Light Opera Company

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 1:19 am
by Wolfe
Thanxs for the pic. I too will not hesitate to pick up an Ada Jones record when they happen to turn up.