Mai Jones
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Mai Jones (February 6, 1899 – May 7, 1960), was a Welsh songwriter, entertainer and radio producer.
She was born in Newport, the daughter of a railway stationmaster. Having won a scholarship to study music at the University of Wales, Cardiff, she went on to the Royal College of Music. Her early successes included being selected as one of the official accompanists for the National Eisteddfod of Wales at Pontypool in 1924. Singing and playing both piano and accordion, she began to make a name for herself as an entertainer in London, and broadcast on radio for the first time with Jack Payne's band. In 1941, she joined the BBC in Cardiff as a radio producer of light entertainment programmes. Programmes produced by her included Welsh Rarebit and Saturday Starlight.
Successful songs written by Mai Jones included: "Blackbirds" (1924), "Wondering if you remember" (1927), "Nos da/Good night" (1946), "We'll keep a welcome" (1940) (with words by Lyn Joshua), and "Rhondda Rhapsody" (1951).
In 1947, she married a singer, David Davies. She died shortly after her retirement from the BBC. Her husband outlived her.
