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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 Rhythm and blues|R&B, blues, pop music|pop, soul music|soul, and jazz standard (music)|standards.
Background
Born in Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Jones grew up in a family she has described as "lower-middle-class-hillbilly-hipster" in Chicago; Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles; Phoenix, Arizona; and Olympia, Washington. Her grandfather, nicknamed "Peg Leg Jones," had come from a vaudeville background, and Jones has spoken of her Wales|Welsh ancestry and her Romani people|Gypsy heritage.
Her father, Richard Loris Jones, worked as a waiter, furniture mover, and gardener, but also had musical leanings, writing a lullaby for his daughter entitled "Moon is Made of Gold." Her mother, Bettye Jones, was a waitress who later became a nurse. Jones' younger brother, Danny, was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him with one leg and partial paralysis; by fourteen, she was living in Arizona with her father and had a tendency to run away from home, often hitch-hiking.
She settled in Venice, California, at the age of eighteen in 1973. She earned her living by waiting tables and playing at local c... read all
