Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. Over the course of a career that spans five decades and 15 studio albums, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, and jazz. A two-time Grammy Award winner (from eight nominations), Jones was listed at No. 30 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll in 1999. AllMusic stated: "Few singer/songwriters are as individual and eclectic as Rickie Lee Jones, a vocalist with an expressive and smoky instrument, and a composer who can weave jazz, folk, and R&B into songs with a distinct pop sensibility." She released her self-titled debut album in 1979, to critical and commercial success. It peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and spawned the hit single "Chuck E.'s in Love", which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went platinum later that year, and earned Jones four Grammy Award nominations in 1980, including Best New Artist, which she won. Her second album, Pirates, followed in 1981 to further critical and commercial success; it peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, went gold, and ranked No. 49 on NPR's list of the 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women in 2017. Her third album, The Magazine, appeared in 1984 before Jones took a brief hiatus from recording. Her fourth album, Flying Cowboys, was released in 1989 and later went gold. Jones won her second Grammy Award in 1990 for "Makin' Whoopee", a duet with Dr. John, this time in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group. Jones' seventh Grammy Award nomination followed in 2001 in the category of Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for her album It's Like This (2000). In 2021, Jones released her memoir Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour. Her 15th studio album, Pieces of Treasure, was released in 2023 and earned Jones her eighth Grammy Award nomination, for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

Pieces of Treasure - 2023-04-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Stomping Ground - 2021-11-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Kicks - 2019-06-07T00:00:00.000000Z

A Horse with No Name: Best Folk Rock Ever - 2018-08-31T00:00:00.000000Z

70's Hits - Essentials - 2017-02-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Best of The Night Tripper (Remastered) - 2016-11-25T00:00:00.000000Z

God Don't Never Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson - 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000000Z

The Other Side of Desire - 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000000Z

The Devil You Know - 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Balm in Gilead - 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Village - 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Outlaws And Angels - 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard - 2007-02-06T00:00:00.000000Z

The Evening of My Best Day - 2003-10-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Live at Red Rocks - 2001-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

It's Like This - 2000-09-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Beatin' the Heat - 2000-08-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Feathers. - 2000-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Live In Texas - 1999-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Ghostyhead (Remastered 2022) - 1997-06-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Music From Party of Five - 1996-11-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Naked Songs Live And Acoustic - 1995-09-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Traffic From Paradise - 1993-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Bells Of Dublin - 1991-01-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Pop Pop - 1991-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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