Rickie Lee Jones

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Born 8 November 1954.

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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 [that] 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.

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  2. Sermon On Exposition Boulevard 2007

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    Reviewed by Tim Nelson

    The singing is superb throughout, perhaps the one element to really benefit from the...

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