Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a vocalist and songwriter from the United States.

Born in Chicago, she grew up in a fractured and dysfunctional family setting. As a teen, Jones became involved in the summer of

Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is a vocalist and songwriter from the United States.

Born in Chicago, she grew up in a fractured and dysfunctional family setting. As a teen, Jones became involved in the summer of '69 hippie scene in California, and ran away from home. She settled down in Los Angeles where she waited tables and played at local clubs. A 1979 contract with Warner Brothers resulted in her first, eponymously-titled album. Commercially and critically well-received, it included a hit single, "Chuck E's in Love", and won her the Best New Artist Grammy award along with five other nominations.