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Etta Jones was an American jazz singer born on November 25, 1928, in Aiken, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem. She began her career as a teenager, joining Buddy Johnson's band for a nationwide tour, although she was not featured on record. Her first recordings, produced by Leonard Feather in 1944, included "Salty Papa Blues," "Evil Gal Blues," "Blow Top Blues," and "Long, Long Journey." In 1947, she recorded an early cover of Leon Rene's "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" while at RCA Victor records and performed with the Earl Hines sextet from 1949 to 1952. Jones received three Grammy nominations for her albums: "Don't Go to Strangers" in 1960, "Save Your Love for Me" in 1981, and "My Buddy" in 1999. In 2008, "Don't Go to Strangers" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. She had a significant musical partnership with tenor saxophonist Houston Person, who was her manager and produced her albums after they met in one of Johnny Hammond's bands. While her recordings for Prestige are particularly noteworthy, her collaboration with Person contributed to a productive final two decades of her career, leading to numerous albums for Muse Records and HighNote Records. Her last recording, a tribute to Billie Holiday, was released on the day of her death, October 16, 200

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