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Hoppy Jones (born as Orville Jones, February 17, 1905, Chicago, Illinois – d. October 18, 1944, New York City ) sang bass . He played cello in the manner of a stand up bass .
Hoppy with his cello. Hoppy Jones, the Talking Ink Spot: The Ink Spots were famous for two main reasons. One was Bill Kenny's sweet, high tenor ballads and the other was Hoppy's basso talking parts where he often talked to his "honey chile" in the middle of these ballads. The origin of this style is clouded.
Die Gruppe wurde Anfang der 1930er Jahre in Indianapolis von Jerry Daniels, Ivory „Deek“ Watson, Charlie Fuqua und Orville „Hoppy“ Jones gegründet. 1936 verließ Leadsänger Daniels die Ink Spots, man fand Ersatz in Bill Kenny.
JahrTitel AlbumHöchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(uk)Höchstplatzierung, Gesamtwochen, ...(us)1939Address Unknown –——1939Bless You –——1939——1939My Prayer –——The Ink Spots' story begins in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1932, when four young men - Deek Watson, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Hoppy" Jones and Jerry Daniels - formed the first version of the group. The quartet performed as the Riff Brothers and the Percolating Puppies before settling on the Ink Spots name.
31. Aug. 2010 · Watch on YouTube. The Ink Spots, a musical quartet, originally included members Orville “Hoppy” Jones, Ivory “Deek” Watson, Jerry Daniels, and Charlie Fuqua. Some accounts claim Slim Greene also was a founding member. Influenced by the Mills Brothers, all four members sang together under the name “King, Jack, and the ...
15. Dez. 2022 · December 15, 2022. Celebrate the music of Orville “Hoppy” Jones, a founding member of the Ink Spots. Hoppy played bass fiddle, but he was best known for his “talking bass” parts - a...
30. Dez. 2023 · Orville “Hoppy” Jones, who sang in a deep voice, followed with a talking chorus of the lyrics that was sometimes delivered slightly tongue-in-cheek and invariably included a reference to his “honey child” before Kenny completed the song.
