Jill Jones

Jill Jones (born July 11, 1962, Lebanon, Ohio. Is an American singer and songwriter, who performed as a backing vocalist for Teena Marie and Prince in the 1980s. She also was featured in music videos for the songs "1999" and "Little Red Corvette", as well as extended rarely aired music video for "Automatic", and then joined the tour for 1999 to sing backing vocals with the Prince side-project Vanity 6. Jill had a bit part as a waitress in the film Purple Rain (1984), and had an appearance in the sequel Graffiti Bridge. Since 2001, she has released three acoustic and dance albums, with 2009's "Living for the Weekend" being her most recent album. For songwriter and arranger see Jill Jones (2).