Albennie Jones, also known as Albinia Jones, was born on November 29, 1914, in Gulfport, Mississippi, and was an American blues and jazz singer. She first recorded as Albinia Jones for National Records in late 1944, working with musicians including guitarist Leonard Ware and pianist Cliff Jackson. In 1945, her accompanists included notable jazz musicians Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, and Sammy Price. Promoted as the New Queen of the Blues, she toured widely with Blanche Calloway, Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Tiny Bradshaw, and the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra. She later recorded for Decca Records with Sammy Price in 1947 and 1949. One of her final recordings, “Hole in the Wall,” released in 1949. After suffering an onstage fall in the early 1950s, she began performing with a crutch and soon retired from the music business. She died in the Bronx, New York City, on June 24, 1989, at the age of 74.
