Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American 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 rock, R&B;, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards.
Born in Chicago, Jones grew up in a family she has described as "lower-middle-class-hillbilly-hipster" in Chicago; Los Angeles; Phoenix, Arizona; and Olympia, Washington. Her gra...
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Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American 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 rock, R&B;, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards.
Born in Chicago, Jones grew up in a family she has described as "lower-middle-class-hillbilly-hipster" in Chicago; Los Angeles; Phoenix, Arizona; and Olympia, Washington. Her grandfather, Frank, was born in West Virginia, the son of the town sheriff and dry goods store keeper, was the Vaudevillian singer/dancer/comedian known as "Peg Leg Jones." Frank lost his leg playing by the railroad tracks at a young age, as a child he learned to play - and dance, and execute flips from a standing position, with his peg leg. His wife, Myrtle, was a chorus girl, and the two of them traveled the Vaudeville circuit when they were not home in Chicago with their four children, Bea, Frank, Richard and Bobby. Richard was four when his...
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