Maggie Jones (blues musician)

Maggie Jones
Also known asFay (or Fae) Barnes
The Texas Moaner
The Texas Nightingale
BornMarch 1894
Hillsboro, Texas, United States
DiedMarch 9, 1940(1940-03-09) (aged 45–46)
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
GenresBlues
OccupationMusician
Instruments
Years active1922–1938
LabelsBlack Swan, Victor, Pathé, Paramount, Columbia

Maggie Jones (March 1894 – March 9, 1940) was an American blues singer and pianist who recorded 38 songs between 1923 and 1926. She was billed, alternately, as "The Texas Moaner" and "The Texas Nightingale". Among her best-remembered songs are "Single Woman's Blues", "Undertaker's Blues", and "Northbound Blues".

One commentator noted "Never as highly rated as Bessie Smith or Clara Smith, she easily bears comparison with either".

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