# Bessie Jones

> Mary Elizabeth Jones was an American gospel and folk singer credited with helping to bring folk songs, games and stories to wider audiences in the 20th century. Alan Lomax, who first encountered Jones on a field recording trip in 1959, said, "She was on fire to teach America. In my heart, I call her the Mother Courage of American Black traditions."

*American folk musician and gospel singer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1902-02-08
- **Died:** 1984-07-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 4.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3169273/ (@nm3169273)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/250290)
- [بيسي جونز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B2)
- [Bessie Jones](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Jones)
- [Bessie Jones (American singer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Jones_(American_singer))
- [Bessie Jones](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Jones)
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- [Bessie Jones](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Jones)
- [Bessie Jones](https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_Jones)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dccb7df8-c7c9-4a8e-8afc-d038edf9e454)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255222)

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