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Rickie Lee Jones

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Forfans of jazz-tinged singer-songwriters, tom waits devotees, and curious newcomers to late-70s/80s american pop craftsmanship.
6 Reviews 3 Definitions 12 Charts
Blues Pop Folk

The Profile

American singer-songwriter born November 8, 1954 in Chicago. Broke through with her 1979 self-titled debut and the hit “Chuck E.’s in Love,” followed by the acclaimed Pirates (1981). Her work spans jazz, folk, rock and pop over a decades-long career.

Known for genre-blending songwriting and a distinctive vocal style; active since 1979; associated with Tom Waits in the late 1970s; widely nicknamed the Duchess of Coolsville.

Reviews praise the 1979 debut for its stylistic range and songwriting, and frame Pirates as a darker, romantic counterpoint steeped in bohemian narratives. Live write-ups (Red Rocks and 2015 London) underline her seasoned, flexible voice and tasteful arrangements. The Magazine is presented as elegant pop-jazz with strong piano-led moments. References to Tom Waits and Beat-inspired imagery recur across pieces.

Notable Quotes

❝ Such variety in a single album: doing so many things and doing them well is not for everyone.
❝ Rickie Lee Jones is a class act artist, a model for a generation of singer-songwriters who, in the years when this work was published, surfaced in great numbers on the scene.
❝ The voice, as always "ungraceful" yet precise, capable of touching the depths of Tom Waits (with whom she was romantically involved) and the Minnie Riperton-like high notes.
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