Chuck E's In Love - Music

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 Jazz Standards. Rickie Lee Jones Is A Singer Songwriter Whose Style Leans On Jazz And Pop/R&B Timing And Personification. Jones Settled In LA At The Age Of Nineteen Doing The Classic Waiting Tables Stuff Until She Landed A Recording Contract With Warners. Her Self-Titled Debut Album In 1979 Was A Big Success As Was The Single Chuck E.'s In Love About Her Musician Friend Chuck E. Weiss. At The 1980 Grammy Awards She Won A Grammy For Best New Artist And Also Received Four More Nominations For Record Of The Year Best Pop Vocal Performance Female Best Rock Vocal Performance Female And Song Of The Year For "Chuck E.'s In Love" . While None Of Her Subsequent Recordings Achieved The Same Level Of Commercial Success Jones Has Continued Releasing Critically Acclaimed Albums That Have Explored A Variety Of Sonic Terrain From Jazz Standards To Trip Hop Influenced Works. Jones' Pursuit Of Jazz Standards Led To The Recording Of "The Moon Is Made Of Gold" And "Autumn Leaves" For Rob Wasserman's Album Duets In 1985. The Latter Track Earned Her Another Grammy Nomination. And In 1990 Her Duet With Dr. John A Cover Of "Makin' Whoopee" Earned The Artist Her Second Grammy Award This Time In The Category Of Best Jazz Vocal Performance Duo Or Group. At The Time Of Recording Her Debut Album Jones Was In A Romantic Relationship With Tom Waits She Is The Girl Draped Over The Car On The Cover Of His 1978 Album Blue Valentine. Early In Her Career Jones Was Known For Her Drinking And Substance Abuse. She Eventually Tempered Those Demons And Came To Terms With Herself And Her Own Uncertain Spirituality And Has Maintained Respect Of Her Musical Peers. She's Devoted To Her Talents Beyond Music One Of Which Is Raising Her Teenage Daughter And Has Even Run Her Own Political Website And Made Music Critiquing The Bush Administration. She Is Involved In Left-Wing Politics And Community Activism Partly Through Her Web Community Furniture For The People Http //www.Furnitureforthepeople.Com/ . A Greatest Hits Collection On Rhino Called The Duchess Of Coolsville Was Released In 2005. In 2007 She Signed To New West Records Releasing The Sermon On Exposition Blvd A Record Exploring Lyrical Territory Inspired By Lee Cantelon's 1991 Book The Words Which Attempted To Translate Christ's Teachings Into A More Accessible Contemporary Format. Cantelon's Friend Guitarist Peter Atanasoff Was Instrumental In The Creation Of The Eventual Record. Discography 1979 Rickie Lee Jones – Warner Bros.
1981 Pirates – Warner Bros.
1983 Girl At Her Volcano EP – Warner Bros.
1984 The Magazine – Warner Bros.
1989 Flying Cowboys - Geffen
1991 Pop Pop - Geffen
1993 Traffic From Paradise - Geffen
1995 Naked Songs - Reprise
1997 Ghostyhead – Warner Bros.
2000 It's Like This - Artemis
2001 Live At Red Rocks - Artemis
2003 The Evening Of My Best Day – V2
2005 Duchess Of Coolsville - Rhino
2007 Sermon On Exposition Boulevard - New West
2009 Balm In Gilead read less