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Esther Lee Jones (born c. 1918, date of death unknown), known by her stage names " Baby Esther ", " Little Esther ", and other similar variations, was an American singer and child entertainer of the late 1920s, known for interpreting popular songs with a "mixture of seriousness and childish mischief". [1]
22 wrz 2022 · Very little is known about Esther Jones’s life, or her death, after the infamous Betty Boop trial. Many photos alleged to be of “Baby Esther” were actually of other performers named Esther, and “Baby Esther” is most commonly confused with jazz singer Little Esther Phillips.
9 kwi 2022 · Esther Jones, now widely credited with influencing the iconic sex symbol Betty Boop, died in 1984 in New York City from liver and kidney complications. She was 66.
17 cze 2015 · Photos of the model Olya Gussy costumed as Betty Boop, taken by Russian-based studio Retro Atelier in 2008, are regularly misidentified as Esther Jones. An older photo often purported to show Jones went viral when it was distributed by the official Betty Boop Checks website.
Esther Jones is a singer who was known by her stage name, “Baby Esther.” Baby Esther was a popular entertainer at Harlem’s Cotton Club in the late 1920s. Baby Esther interpolated words such as ‘Boo-Boo-Boo’ & ‘Doo-Doo-Doo’ in songs at a cabaret.
12 lis 2023 · Jazz studies professor Robert O'Meally has suggested that Esther Jones is Betty Boop's "black grandmother." Some say that Baby Esther died in 1934. There's no proof, but the last time Esther Jones was recorded performing was in 1934 as an acrobat when she was supposedly fifteen years old.
20 lut 2020 · Characterised by the phrase “Boop-Oop-a-Doop”, this style was invented by a black Harlem jazz singer named Esther Lee Jones, born Gertrude Saunders aka Baby Esther, who in the 1920s used to perform in various nightclubs in Harlem, including the Cotton Club.
