Jill Jones is tagged as: prince, paisley park, funk, soul, female vocalists Jill Jones was born an only child near Dayton, Ohio. Barely into her teens, her mom had a relationship with Fuller Gordy (Barry’s brother) and Jill moved to California. “Everyone was at Motown. That’s really what started it because I got to see how it all worked, how sessions would take place. Those are my first recollections, when I moved to L.A. and was around all those people.” “My mom started managing Teena Marie and Teena moved into our house. She invited me to start writing with her. I started to really understand my range because Teena has such a broad range. Being her background singer I started working professionally, leaving school to go sing on gigs.” “I had finished high school when I ran into Prince. I had already been on a tour and we had met. I called and said I needed a job because school just wasn’t my thing.” With her hair dyed blond she was soon a staple on MTV standing next to keyboardist Lisa Coleman singing one of the three-part vocals of 1999. On the LP she put in a steamy performance as The Lady Cab Driver on the song of the same name. When 1999 hit the road Jill pulled double duty singing with both Vanity 6 and the Revolution. Unfortunately she was kept behind a curtain for all but two songs. Pri... Read More About Jill Jones Biography...  Send Jill Jones ringtones to your cell
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