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Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United States. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards. Rickie Lee Jones is a singer songwriter whose style leans on jazz and pop/R&B timing and personification.
Jones settled in LA at the age of nineteen, doing the classic waiting tables stuff until she landed a recording contract with Warners. Her self-titled debut album in 1979 was a big success, as was the single,Chuck E.’s in Love, about her musician friend Chuck E. Weiss. At the 1980 Grammy Awards, she won a Grammy for Best New Artist, and also received four more nominations: for Record of the Year; Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female; and Song of the Year (for “Chuck E.’s in Love”). While none of her subsequent recordings achieved the same level of commercial success, Jones has continued releasing critically acclaimed albums that have explored a variety of sonic terrain from jazz standards to trip hop influenced works.
Jones’ pursuit of jazz standards led to the recording of “The Moon Is Made of Gold” and “Autumn Leaves” for Rob Wasserman’s album Duets in 1985. The latter track earned her another Grammy nomination. And in 1990, her duet with Dr. John, a cover of “Makin’ Whoopee”, earned the artist her second Grammy Award, this time in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group.
Jones settled in LA at the age of nineteen, doing the classic waiting tables stuff until she landed a recording contract with Warners. Her self-titled debut album in 1979 was a big success, as was the single,
Chuck E.’s in Love, about her musician friend Chuck E. Weiss. At the 1980 Grammy Awards, she won a Grammy for Best New Artist, and also received four more nominations: for Record of the Year; Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female; and Song of the Year (for “Chuck E.’s in Love”). While none of her subsequent recordings achieved the same level of commercial success, Jones has continued releasing critically acclaimed albums that have explored a variety of sonic terrain from jazz standards to trip hop influenced works. Jones’ pursuit of jazz standards led to the recording of “The Moon Is Made of Gold” and “Autumn Leaves” for Rob Wasserman’s album Duets in 1985. The latter track earned her another Grammy nomination. And in 1990, her duet with Dr. John, a cover of “Makin’ Whoopee”, earned the artist her second Grammy Award, this time in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group.
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dziurka1989 wrote:
Rickie Lee was Tom Waits girlfriend :)
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knotweed wrote:
the voice of an angel ......sitting on a Little Fluffy Cloud :)
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faustandkluster wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/70s+Warner+Bros. please join.
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Druid66 wrote:
She picked up all the right influences, didn't she, in her haunts? Blues, R&B, soul, folk, she's got them all in her work.
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ddluvsruski wrote:
I am appreciating her other songs other than Chucky's in Love. You can't beat that little ditty. She sings with soul and heart. Where is she now?
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AndoDoug wrote:
Strange how 'On Saturday Afternoons in 1963', a tender little meditation on being a kid and learning to stop time has reached double the listens of her second most popular song on last.fm. It was not, as you can imagine, a hit in '79 (obviously the song's new-found success is due to its unlikely appearance on season 1 of a certain small screen medical drama), but it did come out as a single back in the day - on the B-side of Chuck E.'s in Love!
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justinmcgonigle wrote:
I finally got to see her. She performed "Rickie Lee Jones" and "Pirates" in their entirety. She was amazing.
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Hillbilly_Cat wrote:
aww, I'm in love c:
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jexperience wrote:
her debut album is stunning
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bonvivi wrote:
very nice
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PartySanCTG wrote:
What were the skies like in Arizona when you grew up? :D
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lateleigh wrote:
Rickie Lee Jones live review - The Forum (Melbourne) 2010: http://guestlisted.blogspot.com/2010/06/rickie-lee-jones-live-in-melbourne-2010.html
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lifemusicmedia wrote:
Rickie Lee Jones @ The Tivoli, Brisbane 31st May 2010 [Live Review] http://lifemusicmedia.com/?p=9015 #review
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CFCantLee wrote:
Nerina Pallot did a cover of 'Skeletons' at a gig. It's very good, you should check it out :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH6XPX6DCwY&playnext_from=TL&videos=Mp2ndSjReRk&feature=sub
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Crustclock wrote:
Uploaded some new pictures - but vote for this one: http://www.last.fm/music/Rickie+Lee+Jones/+images/45289137
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Terrasidius wrote:
Little Fluffy Clouds <3 I now she sued them for using the sample but its still a master stroke; a beautiful song. :D
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exprof wrote:
In Brussels http://concerts-review.over-blog.com/article-rickie-lee-jones-a-l-orangerie-du-botanique-a-bruxelles-le-17-mars-2010-46927445.html
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RottenFlowers wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Fox+In+Dangerland
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WyldWoodFlower wrote:
I just saw Rickie in Seattle over the weekend at The Triple Door. She was terrific. Her voice sounds better than ever. Rickie's still making beautiful music. Check out the new album - it's some of her best work.
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may9th wrote:
chuck E's in love <3
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