Ludie Jones

Ludie Jones went directly into show business upon completion of high school in 1934. After high school, she toured England with Lew Leslie's Blackbirds. She was also a member of the Lang Sisters, along with Marion Worthy and Peggy Wharton. The Lang Sisters exclusively worked with the late Louis Armstrong at the Paramount Theatre in New York. From there, they would go on the road to play in such theatres as the RKO and Loews's.

After the Lang Sisters disbanded, Ms. Jones went on to join Sybil Warner and Geraldine Ball. They formed a trio, calling themselves The Three Poms. They traveled with such high profile celebrities as the late Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, and appeared at the Belasco Theatre with the late Ethel Waters in "One Meat Ball". They participated in a television program entitled "American Bands of the Week", with Armstrong and Ellington as well.

During her career, Jones appeared at many different night clubs, which include Club Harlem, in Atlantic City and Club Zanzibar, in New York City. During WWII, The Three Poms entertained troupes at many USO shows. In 1948 the trio traveled to Japan, Okinawa and the Phillipines.

From 1984 to 2005, Ms. Jones has made headlines while working in the musical "Shades of Harlem", at the Village Gates. While on tour with the show, she's visited such places as the Jazz Festival in Italy - Japan, Lithuwania, Monaco and many cities in the U.S.

In 1984, while teaching seniors at the Kennedy Center in Harlem, Ludie Jones and Ruby Riley formed a group known as "The Tapping Seniors". These seniors entertain their peers by performing tap routines choreographed by Jones and Riley. Today, Ms. Ludie Jones can currently be found volunteering in various hospitals and senior centers in New York.