Rickie Lee Jones
Image:Rickie lee jones.jpg Rickie Lee Jones on the Duchess of Coolsville album cover
Background information
Birth name	Rickie Lee Jones
Born	November 08, 1954 (1954-11-08) (age 52) Chicago, Illinois, USA
Origin	Los Angeles and Hollywood, California, USA
Genre(s)	Rock, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1978—present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. (1979-1989; 1997-2000) Geffen (1989-1995) Reprise (1995-1997) Artemis (2000-2003) V2 (2003-present)
Website	RickieLeeJones.com

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 classic jazzstandards. Her writing is on piano and guitar. She is a multi-instrumentalist, easily playing percussion, electric guitar, accordian, banjo and mandolin. She has played all of these in concert or on recordings in her career. While best known for her saucy attitude, her youthful timbre and her highly emotional performances, her lifelong career has taken her far from where she began. Many subtle details of popular music were forged by Ms Jones She was a jazz singer when pop audiences had never listened to jazz. She never plays the same song the same way twice, she works without a set-list, and often makes up whole songs on stage. Whole lyrics, melodies, chords. She loves risks. She is an improvisationalist, an innovator, a singers singer. and.. She brought sexuality to the singer songwriter persona that simply had not been here before. Jones defied classification, and her career suffered for that. But after all, she is Rickie Lee Jones. She forged the way for so many singers. She has toured for 28 years, since 1979, yet her highest charting success was with the 1979 (top five) hit "Chuck E's in Love" November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Municipal_Flag_of_Chicago. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Bros. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... Artemis Records is a New York-based independent record label, founded in July 1999, by current chairman/CEO Danny Goldberg. ... V2 Records (or V2 Music) is a record label that was started in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI. Over the years V2 acquired Junior Boys Own, Gee Street Records, Blue Dog Records, and Big Cat Records. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of music based on the use of the blue notes and a repetitive pattern that most often follows a twelve-bar structure. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... A standard is a term in music used to denote the most popular and enduring songs from a particular genre or style. ...

Background

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, nicknamed "Peg Leg Jones," had come from a vaudeville background, and Jones has spoken of her Welsh ancestry and her gypsy^{[disambiguation needed]} heritage. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ... Coordinates: , County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the country. ... Look up Gypsy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

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. Hitchhiking (also called lifting or thumbing) is a form of transport, in which the traveller tries to get a lift (ride) from another traveller, usually a car or truck driver. ...

She settled in Venice, California at the age of eighteen in 1973, after having been expelled from various schools. She earned her living by waiting tables and playing at local clubs as she began to take her songwriting more seriously. During the mid-1970s, Jones met her long-time collaborator and one-time beau Sal Bernardi, as well as Tom Waits (who became her lover) and Chuck E. Weiss, who would inspire her most successful commercial hit single. After attending college, Jones settled in L.A. Venice Beach and Boardwalk Venice, California, is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California. ... Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ... Chuck E. Weiss is an American songwriter and vocalist. ...

Early success: 1978–82

By 1977, Jones was performing original material at the Ala Carte club in Hollywood with Alfred Johnson, with whom she had composed "Weasel and the White Boys Cool" and "Company." Jones' success on the club scene soon translated into songwriting kudos, when her friend Ivan Ulz introduced Lowell George of Little Feat to Jones' composition "Easy Money." Impressed, George included the song on his album Thanks, I'll Eat it Here in 1978, confirming Jones' status as a burgeoning singer-songwriter. ... Lowell George (born April 13, 1945 in Hollywood, CA - June 29, 1979) was an American musician, singer and guitarist, with the rock group Little Feat and as a solo artist. ... ...and then I met Lowell George. ... Thanks, Ill Eat it Here is the title of the only solo album by rock and roll singer-songwriter Lowell George. ...

A four-song demo of material was circulated around the L.A. music scene in 1978, with Emmylou Harris later recalling that she had heard an early version of "The Last Chance Texaco" on the demo tape. The recordings came to the attention of Lenny Waronker, producer and executive at Warner Bros. Records. Jones was signed to the label, and work commenced on her debut album, co-produced by Waronker and Russ Titelman. Emmylou Harris (b. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Warner Bros. ... Russ Titelman is a producer/songwriter who has to date won three Grammy awards. ...

The sophisticated and diverse Rickie Lee Jones was released in March 1979 and became a smash hit, buoyed by the success of the jazz-flavoured single "Chuck E's in Love" (#4 Billboard Hot 100, 1979) and its accompanying video, immortalising Jones as a Jack Daniels-swigging, beret-wearing Beat hipster. The album, which included guest appearances by Dr. John, Randy Newman, and Michael McDonald, raced to US #3 on the Billboard 200 and produced another US Top 40 hit with "Young Blood" (#40) in late 1979. Rickie Lee Jones is the eponymously titled debut album of musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in 1979. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Dr. John is the stage name of Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A different person also named Michael McDonald is a co-founder of ATO Records. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Following a successful world tour, Jones, who featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine during the summer of 1979 as a measure of her huge critical and commercial success, secured five nominations at the Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female, Song of the Year ("Chuck E's In Love"), and Best New Artist, which she won at the January 1980 ceremony. This article is about the magazine. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The jejejeje Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually. ... The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966. ... The Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1980. ... The Song of the Year is one of the two most prestigious awards in the Grammies, if not in all of the American music industry. ... The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960. ...

After moving to New York City, Jones spent the majority of 1980 working on a follow-up album, written and recorded partly in reaction to the break-up of her relationship with Tom Waits sometime between late 1979 and early 1980. The lengthy and intermittent recording sessions finally yielded the well-received Pirates in July 1981. The album was a departure from the jazz and R&B flavour of the debut, employing longer and more complex song structures and showcasing the influences of Leonard Bernstein, Bruce Springsteen, and Broadway with her vivid cast of characters, clever wordplay, and surprising shifts in rhythm and tempo. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Pirates is the second album by Rickie Lee Jones, released in 1981. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (IPA pronunciation: )[1] (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, and pianist. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an influential American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... The Lion King at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 2003 Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ...

Rolling Stone remained fervent supporters of Jones, with a second cover feature during the summer of 1981; the magazine also included a glowing five-star assessment of Pirates, which became a commercially successful follow-up by reaching US #5 on the Billboard 200. A single, "A Lucky Guy," inspired by the break-up with Waits, became the only Billboard Hot 100 hit from the album, peaking at #64, but "Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)" and "Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking" became minor Top 40 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Another lengthy and successful tour into 1982 followed, before Jones moved back to California, settling in San Francisco. A partial tour memento, the EP Girl at Her Volcano, was issued originally as a 10" record in 1983, featuring a mix of live and studio cover versions of jazz and pop standards, as well as one Jones original, "Hey Bub," which had been recorded for Pirates. Jones then relocated to Paris. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Jazz standard refers to a tune that is widely known, performed, and recorded among jazz musicians. ... The term pop standards refers to an American songwriting, arranging, and singing style that is widely considered as the high point of Western vocal popular music. ... It has been suggested that List of visitor attractions in Paris be merged into this article or section. ...

Period of transition: 1983–89

The remainder of the 1980s found Jones falling out of favour commercially and pursuing a more complex and experimental sound.

After battling through cocaine and heroin addiction, Jones settled in France and recorded substantial new material, some of which was released on her third full-length solo album, The Magazine, in September 1984. The limited success of the EP/mini-album Girl at Her Volcano (#39 Billboard 200; #36 Jazz Albums, 1983) had pointed towards the fading of Jones' commercial star, and the mixed reviews that greeted the album contributed to its relative commercial failure, peaking at #44 on the Billboard 200 — but reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... The Magazine is an album by Rickie Lee Jones, released in 1984. ...

The Magazine found Jones combining the melodic, jazz-inspired sound of her debut with the complex structures of Pirates, with a more synth-driven sound, owed to working closely with composer James Newton Howard on the album. Alongside the more commercially appealing material, Jones included a three-song suite, subtitled 'Rorschachs', exploring multi-tracked vocals and synth patterns. Only the upbeat "The Real End" made it into the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, peaking at #82. The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... This article is about James Howard, the composer. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

After recording "Moon Is Made of Gold" and "Autumn Leaves" for Rob Wasserman's album Duets in 1985, Jones took a four-year break from her recording schedule, largely attributed to problems with alcoholism and business troubles. Jones also married French musician Pascal Nabet Meyer during her stay in France in the mid-1980s, having met him on holiday in Tahiti, and in 1988 the couple had a daughter, Charlotte (they subsequently divorced.) To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

A tour of Israel and Norway led to Jones and Nabet Meyer relocating back to the US, where work began on her fourth solo album following another Grammy nomination for her Wasserman collaboration "Autumn Leaves." With songs dating from — and copyrighted in — the mid-1980s, Jones teamed up with Steely Dan's Walter Becker to craft Flying Cowboys, which was released on the Geffen Records label in September 1989. Jones and Becker toned down the more experimental sound of The Magazine to create a more mellow and organic album with emphasis on pop, country, and reggae influences; Jones also included some writing collaborations with her husband Nabet Meyer. "The Horses," co-written with Becker, later became an Australian #1 hit single for Daryl Braithwaite in 1991. Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Walter Carl Becker (born February 20, 1950 in New York, New York) is the guitarist (and sometimes electric bassist) half of the duo at the core of the jazz-rock group Steely Dan. ... Flying Cowboys is an album by Rickie Lee Jones, released in 1989. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Daryl Braithwaite (born January 11, 1949) is an Australian singer who rose to fame as the lead singer of successful band Sherbet in the 1970s, and went on to have a number of solo hits in the 80s and 90s. ...

The album's positive reviews buoyed it into the US Top 40, reaching #39 on the Billboard 200, with the college radio hit "Satellites" making it to #23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Jones ended the decade on a high note with her duet with Dr. John, a cover of "Makin' Whoopee," winning her second Grammy Award for Best Jazz Duet. Makin Whoopee! is a popular song. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Experimentation and change: 1990–2001

By the turn of the decade, Jones had earned enough artistic respect and kudos to tackle an album of jazz standards.

Following a tour with Lyle Lovett, Jones enlisted Don Was to helm her idiosyncratic album of covers, Pop Pop, ranging from jazz and blues standards to Tin Pan Alley to Jimi Hendrix's "Up from the Skies." The album, released in September 1991, was a hit on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums (#8, 1991), but became her least commercially successful record yet, limping to #121 on the Billboard 200 as her music became too complex and unpredictable for a large pop audience. Lyle Lovett, from the cover of 1996s The Road to Ensenada Lyle Lovett (born in Klein, Texas on November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Don Was (born Don Fagenson on September 13, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician and a music and record producer. ... Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City-centered music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ...

Soon after, The Orb issued "Little Fluffy Clouds," featuring a sampled Jones interview, and in 1992 she toured extensively with Rob Wasserman, with whom she had collaborated in the mid-1980s. The Orb are an English electronic music group known for popularising chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of ambient house. ... Little Fluffy Clouds is a single released by the ambient house group The Orb. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ...

Her swansong for Geffen Records was the largely more accessible Traffic From Paradise, released in September 1993. The album was only slightly more successful than its predecessor, reaching #111 on the Billboard 200, but was notable for its collaboration with Leo Kottke, its musical diversity, and an inspired cover of David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel." Traffic From Paradise is the seventh album by musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in September 1993. ... Leo Kottke (born on 11 September 1945 in Athens, Georgia, USA, North America) is an acoustic guitarist. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ...

Jones' first solo shows in 1994 paved the way for her "unplugged" acoustic album Naked Songs, released in September 1995 through a one-off deal with Reprise Records. The album, which reached US #121 on the Billboard 200, featured acoustic re-workings of Jones classics and album material, but featured no new songs. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ...

Emphasising her experimentation and change, Jones embraced electronic music for the unusual Ghostyhead, released on Warner Bros. Records in June 1997. The album, a collaboration with Rick Boston (both are credited with production and with twenty-one instruments in common) found Jones employing beats, loops, and electronic rhythms, and also showcased Jones' connection with the trip-hop movement of the mid-to-late 1990s. Despite some positive reviews, and its artistic relevance, the experimental opus did not meet with commercial success, peaking at US #159 on the Billboard 200. Warner Bros. ... Rick Boston is a musician based in Los Angeles. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

A move back to Washington precipitated Jones' work on her second album of cover versions, the acclaimed It's Like This, released on the independent record label Artemis Records in September 2000. The album included eclectic and idiosyncratic cover versions of material by artists including The Beatles, Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye, and the Gershwin brothers. The album made it onto three Billboard charts — #148 on the Billboard 200, #10 on Top Internet Albums, and #42 on Top Independent Albums. The album also secured Jones another Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Official language(s) English Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,827 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Artemis Records is a New York-based independent record label, founded in July 1999, by current chairman/CEO Danny Goldberg. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... George Gershwin photograph by Edward Steichen in 1927. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

After starting up her official website, Artemis issued an archival Jones release, Live at Red Rocks, in November 2001, featuring material recorded during the Flying Cowboys era tour of 1989/1990, including a Lyle Lovett duet.

Artistic renaissance: 2002–

After the sting of Ghostyhead, where one of her most experimental and innovative albums failed to ignite the public interest, Jones largely retired from public view and admitted that she had battled writers' block. She spent much of her time at her home in Olympia, Washington, tending her garden and bringing up her now-teenage daughter Charlotte. Coordinates: , County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ...

But the election of George W. Bush re-ignited Jones' artistic fire, and she set to work on her first album of new, original material for six years. Released on the independent V2 in October 2003, The Evening Of My Best Day found Jones returned to artistic and critical favour. A diverse, crafted affair, the album featured influences from the realms of jazz, Celtic folk, blues, R&B, rock, and gospel, and spawned a successful and lengthy spurt of touring. Despite Jones' artistic standing, and the positive response, the album peaked at US #189 on the Billboard 200. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... V2 V2, Japanese musical duo formed by Yoshiki of ex-X Japan and Tetsuya Komuro V2 Records V2 word order, the verb-second word order of Germanic languages Velocity 2, the speed where an aircraft accelerating on a runway must lift-off Visual cortex#V2 area Vatican II or Second... The Evening Of My Best Day is an album by Rickie Lee Jones, released in 2003. ... The term Celtic music encompasses Irish traditional music and traditional musics of Scotland; Cape Breton Island and Maritime Canada; Quebec; Wales; the Isle of Man; Northumberland (northern England); France); Cornwall; and Galicia (northwestern Spain). ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Gospel, from the Old English good tidings is a calque of Greek () used in the New Testament (see Etymology below). ...

Renewed interest in Jones led to the three-disc anthology Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology, released through reissue specialists Rhino in June 2005. A lavish package, the alphabetically-arranged release featured album songs, live material, covers, and demos, and featured essays by Jones as well as various collaborators, as well as tributes from artists including Randy Newman, Walter Becker, Quincy Jones, and Tori Amos. Rhino is a shortening/slang of Rhinoceros Rhino may also refer to: Rhino (comics), a character from the Marvel Comics universe Rhino (JavaScript engine), a Javascript engine from Mozilla Rhino, a commercial, carrier-grade JSLEE from Open Cloud Rhino Heavy Armoured Car, an experimental World War II armoured car Rhino... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Walter Carl Becker (born February 20, 1950 in New York, New York) is the guitarist (and sometimes electric bassist) half of the duo at the core of the jazz-rock group Steely Dan. ... This article is about the producer and songwriter. ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ...

Also in 2005, Jones was invited to take part in her friend and collaborator Lee Cantelon's music version of his book The Words, a modern re-working of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Cantelon's idea was to have various artists recite the text over primal rock music, but Jones elected to improvise a vocal and lyric; summer sessions at Cantelon's home in 2005 and at Sunset Sound in the summer of 2006 yielded the ambitious The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard, released on the independent New West Records in February 2007. The album, met by mostly positive reviews, found Jones in a more improvised and raw setting and was accompanied by further tour dates. It also included "Circle in the Sand," recorded for the soundtrack to the film Friends With Money (2006), for which Jones also cut "Hillbilly Song." The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard debuted at #158 on the Billboard 200 and #12 on the Top Independent Albums tally. Sunset Sound Recorders is a legendary recording studio in Hollywood, California. ... New West Records is a record label based in Austin, Texas and San Francisco, California. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... Friends with Money is a 2006 film, starring Jennifer Aniston, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and Joan Cusack. ...

Other work

Jones is the organizer of the web community "Furniture for the People", which is involved in gardening, social activism, bootleg exchange and left wing politics. She hosts a weekly talk radio on KAOS (Evergreen State College radio) in Olympia, Washington. She has produced records (including Leo Kottke's Peculiaroso), and provided a voiceover for a 1980s cartoon version of Pinocchio, in which she played the Blue Fairy. In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word... KAOS 89. ... The Evergreen State College wordmark The Evergreen State College is an accredited public baccalaureate college, founded in 1967 in the state capital, Olympia, Washington. ... Coordinates: , County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ... Leo Kottke (born on 11 September 1945 in Athens, Georgia, USA, North America) is an acoustic guitarist. ... Peculiaroso is a 1994 album by guitarist Leo Kottke. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ...

Discography

• Rickie Lee Jones - (1979) U.S. #3
• Pirates - (1981) U.S. #5
• Girl at Her Volcano (EP) - (1983) U.S. #39
• The Magazine - (1984) U.S. #44
• Flying Cowboys - (1989) U.S. #39
• Pop Pop - (1991) U.S. #121
• Traffic From Paradise - (1993) U.S. #111
• Naked Songs - Live And Acoustic - (1995) U.S. #121
• Ghostyhead - (1997) U.S. #159
• It's Like This - (2000) U.S. #148
• Live at Red Rocks - (2001)
• The Evening Of My Best Day - (2003) U.S. #189
• Rickie Lee Jones: Duchess of Coolsville - (2005)
• The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard - February 2007 U.S. #158

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Singles

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Trivia

• Her song "Living It Up" was remixed for clubs by Junior Vasquez in 1997. The remix was a hit in New York City clubs, but was never released commercially.
• Her hit single "Chuck E's in Love" is about fellow musician Chuck E. Weiss, whom she lived alongside at the Tropicana Hotel in the early 1970s. She was in a romantic relationship with Weiss's friend Tom Waits around the same time.
• Her voice was sampled for The Orb's single Little Fluffy Clouds after she appeared with LeVar Burton on the US children's program Reading Rainbow. Because of this both Jones and Burton were involved in legal action, but Big Life (the music label which released "Little Fluffy Clouds") later settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. The original sample is featured on a promotional 2-CD edition (DIDX-005561) of Jones' album Flying Cowboys.
• The song "On Saturday Afternoons in 1963" was used in popular TV drama House, as the lead character Dr. Gregory House, played by Hugh Laurie, watches a lacrosse game.
• She is the voice of the "Have You Had Enough?" song which is featured in customized political ads on the internet and local radio and television stations. The series of ads impel voters to vote for Democratic candidates in specific races of the United States congressional midterm elections in 2006. They are an example of the growing importance of netroots bloggers, who organized the effort. She performs the song alongside three former members of the Squirrel Nut Zippers.
• She is made reference to in the dEUS song 'Hotellounge (Be the Death of Me)', which contains the lyrics, "I'm in love/ With Ricky Lee Jones' voice".

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External links

• The Official Rickie Lee Jones Website