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Marti Jones

Marti Jones

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  • Years Active: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Biography

Pop singer Marti Jones first emerged as the frontwoman of the group Color Me Gone before issuing her solo debut Unsophisticated Time -- produced by future husband Don Dixon -- in 1985. Though the recepient of widespread critical acclaim, Jones found little commercial success with LPs like 1986's Match Game (recorded with guests Mitch Easter, T-Bone Burnett, and Darlene Love) and 1988's Used Guitars (featuring contributions from Marshall Crenshaw and Janis Ian), and she was dropped by her label A&M. After signing to RCA for 1990's Any Kind of Lie, Jones disappeared from sight before signing to Sugar Hill and returning in 1996 with a pair of new releases, Live From Spirit Square and My Long-Haired Life.
— Jason Ankeny , All Music Guide

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Similar Artists:

Crowded House, The dB's, Don Dixon, Aimee Mann, John Hiatt

Roots and Influences:

Linda Ronstadt, David Bowie, Marshall Crenshaw, Janis Ian

Formal Connections:

Don Dixon, Richard Barone

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