Rickie Lee Jones

American singer (born 1954)
Person Human Q258846

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[16]
Date of birth
November 8, 1954
Place of birth
Chicago
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Field of work
music composing[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Family name
Jones[22]
Given name
Rickie, Lee[23][24]
Social media followers
26k (8.9k–26k, n=8)
Start of work period
1979[33]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 79
VIAF cluster ID
100314078
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n91120894
GND ID
134419731
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rickie Lee Jones at 3 Rivers.jpg ↗
AZLyrics artist ID
r/rickieleejones
Acharts.co artist ID
rickie_lee_jones
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000359966
Allcinema person ID
477625
Apple Music artist ID
114704
Awards & Winners artist ID
026yyr
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13895741j
Billboard artist ID
rickie-lee-jones
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
jones-rickie-lee
CONOR.SI ID
89565539
Carnegie Hall agent ID
30108
CineMagia person ID
2646
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
98376
Danish National Filmography person ID
96144
Deezer artist ID
14861
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134419731
Discogs artist ID
107102
Europeana entity
agent/base/64197
FAST ID
295660
Facebook username
RickieLeeJones
Fandango person ID
330307
Freebase ID
/m/026yyr
GTAA ID
258870
Genius artist ID
Rickie-lee-jones
Genius artist numeric ID
188384
Grammy Awards artist ID
rickie-lee-jones, rickie-lee-jones/3513
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Rickie_Lee_Jones
IMDb ID
nm0429122
IdRef ID
079490387
J9U entity ID
987007349393405171
JRC Names ID
1201286
KANTO ID
000209638
Kinobox person ID
872450
Laut.de artist ID
Rickie-Lee-Jones
MYmovies person ID
211686
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
5075
Munzinger Pop ID
02000000085
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000013697
NL CR AUT ID
osa2011641452
NNDB people ID
716/000079479
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071169245
Obálky knih ID
osa2011641452
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100024571
Podchaser creator ID
107aWcJt4S
Radio France person ID
rickie-lee-jones
Rate Your Music artist ID
rickie_lee_jones
Rock's Backpages artist ID
rickie-lee-jones
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/rickie_lee_jones
SBN author ID
UBOV546922
SHARE Catalogue author ID
790793
Shazam artist ID
114704
Songkick artist ID
374600
Spotify artist ID
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TMDB person ID
56540
The Guardian topic ID
music/rickie-lee-jones
Tidal artist ID
13975
Topic's main category
Category:Rickie Lee Jones
Universal Music France artist ID
20000175150
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrcqftdvvM8MWxTkGcHG3
X (Twitter) username
RickieLeeJones
Yandex Music artist ID
9823
YouTube channel ID
UC6lZQUbZlTuTRHlF_GC3-bg
ČSFD person ID
153852

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Summary

Rickie Lee Jones was born on November 8, 1954[1], in Chicago[2]. She has worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], and jazz musician[7].

Why It Matters

Rickie Lee Jones has been cited as an influence by Sarah McLachlan[34], a singer[35], b. 1968[36], of Canada[37], awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada[38], specialised in music composing[39].

FAQs

Where was Rickie Lee Jones born?

Rickie Lee Jones was born in Chicago[2].

What did Rickie Lee Jones do for work?

Rickie Lee Jones worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], and jazz musician[7].

Where did Rickie Lee Jones go to school?

Rickie Lee Jones was educated at Olympia High School[14].

What awards did Rickie Lee Jones receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best New Artist[15].

Who did Rickie Lee Jones influence?

Rickie Lee Jones has been cited as an influence by Sarah McLachlan[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . rockonthenet.com. rockonthenet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 13975
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  2. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot"
  3. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 477625
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 477625, Matched to リッキー・リー・ジョーンズ (#322362994) in Allcinema person"
  4. 9w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 648B-7672-2C5D-0309-8FDF
    "Changed the item: Added mzn:ریکی لی جونز"
  5. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter +6
    "Changed claim: Occupation: composer, см. / see autofix на / on P106"
  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Chicago
    Discography → Rickie Lee Jones discography
    Educated at → Olympia High School
    Family name → Jones
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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