Rickie Lee Jones

American singer (born 1954)
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Rickie Lee Jones

Summary

Rickie Lee Jones is a human[1]. She was born in Chicago[2]. She was born on November 8, 1954[3]. She worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], singer-songwriter[6], composer[7], and jazz musician[8]. She ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,408 views/month, #6,375 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Rickie Lee Jones's place of birth was Chicago[2].
  • Rickie Lee Jones was born on November 8, 1954[3].
  • Rickie Lee Jones held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's professions included singer[4].
  • Rickie Lee Jones worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Rickie Lee Jones worked as a singer-songwriter[6].
  • Rickie Lee Jones worked as a composer[7].
  • Rickie Lee Jones worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's professions included guitarist[11].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's field of work was music composing[12].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's education included a stint at Olympia High School[13].
  • Rickie Lee Jones received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist[14].
  • Rickie Lee Jones is recorded as female[15].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's genre is pop music[17].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's genre is rock music[18].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Records[19].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's record label is recorded as Warner Records[20].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's discography is recorded as Rickie Lee Jones discography[21].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's Commons category is recorded as Rickie Lee Jones[22].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[23].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's given name is recorded as Rickie[24].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's given name is recorded as Lee[25].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's official website is recorded as https://www.rickieleejones.com/[26].
  • Rickie Lee Jones's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rickie Lee Jones[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1954-11-08[30]

  • Genre(s): folk[31]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, classic pop and rock, folk[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9cd9232e-7a3e-4eb9-8043-ee05c1e396ec[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Rickie Lee Jones was born in Chicago[2]. She was born on November 8, 1954[3].

Education

Rickie Lee Jones's education included a stint at Olympia High School[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], singer-songwriter[6], composer[7], jazz musician[8], and guitarist[11]. Rickie Lee Jones's field of work was music composing[12].

Recognition

Rickie Lee Jones received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist[14].

Why It Matters

Rickie Lee Jones ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,408 views/month, #6,375 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

She has been cited as an influence by Sarah McLachlan[36], a singer[37], b. 1968[38], of Canada[39], awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada[40], specialised in music composing[41].

FAQs

Where was Rickie Lee Jones born?

Rickie Lee Jones's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Rickie Lee Jones do for work?

Rickie Lee Jones worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], singer-songwriter[6], composer[7], and jazz musician[8].

Where did Rickie Lee Jones go to school?

Rickie Lee Jones was educated at Olympia High School[13].

What awards did Rickie Lee Jones receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best New Artist[14].

Who did Rickie Lee Jones influence?

Rickie Lee Jones has been cited as an influence by Sarah McLachlan[36].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

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

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter +5
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  2. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Chicago
    Discography Rickie Lee Jones discography
    Educated at Olympia High School
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