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Georgia Hayes Jones

Short Name: Georgia Hayes Jones
Full Name: Jones, Georgia Hayes, 1894-1972
Birth Year: 1894
Death Year: 1972

Georgia Hayes Jones (b 29 Apr. 1894 | d June 1972, Chicago, IL), daughter of George and Nettie Hayes, married Gilbert H. Jones in 1919 in Chicago, bringing two daughters
with her from previous relationships (Vera Pierce, Marguerite Fowlkes). She was for many years director of the Joseph M. Evans Chorus and Christian Endeavor Choir of the Metropolitan Community Center Church, Chicago. She recorded her first solo album, Inspiration (1965), with accompanist Leon Hooper under the name The Marvelaires. She is probably the Georgia Jones named as co-author of “Precious Memories,” although there were at least three Georgia Joneses in Chicago at the time.

—Chris Fenner, Hymns & Devotions for Daily Worship: African American Edition (2025)


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