RICKIE LEE JONES BIOGRAPHY - AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER - LEONARD SHEA MUSIC

Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. Over the course of a career that spans five decades and 15 studio albums, she has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, pop, soul, and jazz. A two-time Grammy Award winner (from eight nominations), Jones was listed at No. 30 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll in 1999. AllMusic stated: "Few singer/songwriters are as individual and eclectic as Rickie Lee Jones, a vocalist with an expressive and smoky instrument, and a composer who can weave jazz, folk, and R&B into songs with a distinct pop sensibility." She released her self-titled debut album in 1979, to critical and commercial success. It peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and spawned the hit single "Chuck E.'s in Love", which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went platinum later that year, and earned Jones four Grammy Award nominations in 1980, including Best New Artist, which she won. Her second album, Pirates, followed in 1981 to further critical and commercial success; it peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, went gold, and ranked No. 49 on NPR's list of the 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women in 2017. Background Music: Intro Song: NASTY from the CD A BLINDMAN'S HINDSIGHT by LEONARD SHEA Background Song: TAKE ME AWAY from the CD PRONOIA by LEONARD SHEA All the songs on this channel are original recordings and compositions by Leonard Shea. All music is available on Spotify, iTunes, and all other music platforms. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! ►   / @leonardsheatravel   MY PAYPAL : https://www.paypal.me/LeonardShea Available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/go-... PLEASE SUBSCRIBE    / @leonardsheatravel   FOLLOW ME https://open.spotify.com/artist/53MoM... https://twitter.com/leonard_shea?lang=en   / leonardshea     / leonard.shea.3   https://vm.tiktok.com/Ga5fFr/ singer songwriter canadian canadian music pronoia a blindman's hindsight go it alone in pursuit of contentment youtube music #rickieleejones #biography #singersongwriter