News about Rickie Lee Jones

Scammers are targeting uninvited visitors of Byron Bay's Festival Bluesfest

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 7, 2024
Since fake pages trying to scam them appeared online, supporters of the famous Byron Bay festival Bluesfest have been left angry. A Facebook page, which was created in November 2023, has been imitating the festival's official website, and a glance at it reveals it to be very convincing. It has full video replays and live streams for sale, but no such content is available right now, with some fans stunned after being shown that their credit card information was revealed.

Did you know that Daryl Braithwaite's iconic hit Horses is a COVER?

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 10, 2023
Horses, Daryl Braithwaite's most popular national anthem, is one of Australia's unofficial national anthems. However, few people know that the song is actually a cover and was performed by American singer Rickie Lee Jones, who also wrote the lyrics. Horses were first on Jones' album Flying Cowboys in 1989, and the 68-year-old rocker would like some credit.

Why Margaret Urlich was replaced in the music video for The Horses by a lip-syncing model

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 23, 2022
She was best known for appearing on Daryl Braithwaite's 1990 hit The Horses. Despite Margaret Urlich's appearance on the track, the New Zealand singer was actually replaced by a model for the song's iconic music video. Following a two-and-a-half fight with cancer, the Auckland-born performer died on Monday. She was 57 years old.

Why Margaret Urlich dropped out of the spotlight at a time when she was in the media

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 23, 2022
Following Margaret Urlich's tragic death at the age of 57, more details about her final years outside the spotlight have surfaced. Following a two-and-a-half battle with cancer, the New Zealand singer, best known for her vocals on Daryl Braithwaite's timeless hit The Horses, died on Monday. Urlich spent the first two decades of her life in New South Wales, being best known as the glamorous '90s pop star who put her country's music scene on the map.

Margaret Urlich's cause of death: Margaret Urlich's Cause of Death: At the age of 57, the Horses singer died of cancer

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 22, 2022
Margaret Urlich, a New Zealand singer best known for her vocals on Daryl Braithwaite's timeless hit The Horses, has died at the age of 57. Following a two-and-a-half battle with cancer, she died peacefully in the NSW Southern Highlands on Monday surrounded by family and friends. Margaret began her career as the singer for Peking Man before joining an all-girl pop group in New Zealand called When the Cat's Away.

Margaret Urlich, a singer, died at the age of 57 after battling with cancer

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 22, 2022
Margaret Urlich, a New Zealand singer best known for her role in Daryl Braithwaite's timeless hit The Horses, has died at the age of 57. Following a two-and-a-half battle with cancer, she died peacefully on Monday surrounded by family and friends in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Margaret began her career as the vocalist for Peking Man before joining an all-girl pop group in New Zealand called When The Cat's Away.