Esther jones

BETTY BOOP - Origin Ms. ESTHER JONES, known by her stage name, "Baby Esther," was an African-American singer and entertainer of the late 1920s. She performed regularly at the The Cotton Club in Harlem. Singer Helen Kane saw her act in 1928 and (COPIED or stole) Ms. Jones' singing style! for a recording of "I Wanna Be Loved By You." Ms. Jones' singing style went on to become the inspiration for Max Fleischer cartoon character's voice and singing style of BETTY BOOP, who was a Black Woman.

The real Betty Boop was a black actress/singer named Esther Jones. Her stage name was "Baby Esther." A white woman named Helen Kane saw her act, stole the look, baby voice routine and called herself "Betty Boop."

Those famous words “Boop-Oop-A-Doop” that are so famously associated with Betty Boop, were first sung on stage in the Cotton Club by a jazz singer named Baby Esther. The "Betty Boop" cartoon character was the subject of a lawsuit by the popular singer Helen Kane, who claimed her singing style had been ripped off. Baby Esther’s performance in a some old footage was shown against Helen Kane in trial(1934) which cause Helen Kane to lose her claim against the Fleischer Studios.

Baby Esther Jones

(Baby) Esther Jones

THIS WOMAN IS NOT ESTHER JONES (BABY ESTHER). She is a model named Olya, and the photo was taken in a Russian studio in 2008! (However, it IS true that Helen Kane was inspired by and imitated "Baby Esther.")

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Esther Jones AKA Baby Esther. The Original "Betty Boop" was a beautiful African American female EntertaIner, whos voice and act was copied by many and lead up to the cartoon.

Betty Boop.

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Esther Jones, known by her stage name, "Baby Esther," was an African-American singer and entertainer of the late 1920s. Her singing style often included, “Boop oop a doop.” She performed regularly at the The Cotton Club in Harlem. Helen Kane saw her act in 1928 and appropriated Jones' 'baby' singing style for a recording of "I Wanna Be Loved By You." Jones' style went on to become the inspiration for the voice of Betty Boop.

We originally ran story about Baby "Betty Boop" Esther afew days ago and received a number of emails asking if she was the original "Betty Boop" voice. We f