Billy Jones — Music Videos

Billy Jones (1889–1940) was an American tenor and vaudeville performer whose recordings belong to the acoustic-recording and early radio eras. His light, clear voice carried popular songs and comic material, including his 1923 recording of “Yes! We Have No Bananas.”

Jones formed the Happiness Boys with bass-baritone Ernie Hare. The contrast between their voices and their comic exchanges made the partnership familiar on records and radio. This profile concerns the early twentieth-century singer, rather than later musicians with the same name.