Rickie Lee Jones
This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (February 2010) Rickie Lee Jones Rickie Lee Jones performing in 2007 Background information Birth name Rickie Lee Jones Born (1954-11-08) November 8, 1954 (age 60) Chicago, Illinois, United States Origin Los Angeles and Hollywood, California, United States Genres Rock, jazz Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician Years active 1978–present Labels Warner Bros. (1979–1989) Geffen (1989–1995) Reprise (1995–1999) Artemis (2000–2003) V2 (2003–2006) New West (2006–2009) Fantasy (2009–present) Website RickieLeeJones.com Music sample Chuck E.'s in Love Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player. You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. Rickie Lee Jones, Chuck E.'s in Love (Warner Bros., 1979) Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American vocalist, musician, songwriter and producer. Over the course of a career of over three decades, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards. Her songwriting has been characterized as "a blend of bravado and vulnerability wavers on indefinable borders". She is also known for her unique singing style, especially in live performances. One concert reviewer, describing her rendering of "We Belong Together", states she "reached her apex, skating from swells into near screams into breathy whispers, from pointillist staccato scats into brassy, trumpetlike bursts". In 1999, Jones was listed at #30 in the VH1 list of 100 greatest women of rock.