Sissieretta Jones, one of the first African American headliners to appear in Carnegie Hall, gave her Main Hall (now Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage) debut in 1893. Though she left no recordings, she must have been an estimable artist, as she sang for four US presidents and at Madison Square Garden before her retirement in 1916. Today we induct Sissieretta Jones into the Carnegie Hall Digital Hall of Fame. #CarnegieHall #DHoF #SissierettaJones Portrait: stan_chow