Marion Mitchell (born 1941[1] in Seaham, County Durham), better known by her stage name Janie Jones, is a former English singer. She became renowned for holding sex parties at her home during the 1970s, and was jailed for her involvement in 'controlling prostitutes'.[2][3] She first achieved notoriety in August 1964, when she attended the film premiere of London in the Raw, wearing a topless dress.[4]
Jones began her show-business career as a cabaret artist in late 1950s London. She performed first at the Windmill Theatre, and later in clubs in Mayfair and elsewhere in London.[5]
She began recording songs and embarked on another career as a pop singer in the 1960s, her greatest success coming in 1966 with the novelty song "Witches Brew",[6] which was her first single and peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart.[7]
Subsequent releases failed to have any impact in the UK chart, but were all collected and released on the compilation album, We're in Love with the World of Janie Jones, in 1997.[8]
At the height of her fame as a singer, Jones appeared on various television programmes, including Thank Your Lucky Stars and Mike and Bernie's Show.[9]
After being released from prison, she still made occasional appearances on the small screen including The Russell Harty Show, where she sang two songs in 1977,[10] the BBC's The Time of Your Life in 1984, where she appeared in a reconstruction of the summer of 1964,[11] and The James Whale Radio Show, in an episode focusing on the theme of Scandal in 1990.[12]
"Girl's Song" / "I've Never Met A Boy Like You" (9/68) Major Minor MM577
"Back On My Feet Again" / "Psycho" (1970) President PT309
"House of the Ju-Ju Queen" / "Sex Machine" (as Janie Jones & The Lash, 1983) Big Beat NS91 Janie Jones RPM177
Imprisonmentedit
The cabaret singer was sentenced to seven years imprisonment (serving three years)[2] in 1974 for her involvement in 'controlling prostitutes'.
Whilst in jail, she met and befriended the 'Moors murderess' Myra Hindley, and made numerous television appearances insisting that Hindley was a reformed woman and should be considered for release. However, Jones developed a deep hatred for Hindley in 1986, when Hindley finally confessed to her other crimes.[14] In 1993 she wrote an autobiography titled The Devil and Miss Jones: The Twisted Mind of Myra Hindley.
In 1983,[16] Jones, backed by members of The Clash and the Blockheads and credited as Janie Jones & The Lash, recorded a single, "House of the Ju-Ju Queen" b/w "Sex Machine", which was produced by Joe Strummer and released the following year. In December 1983, the British music magazine, NME, reported that Jones was on the 'comeback trail'.[15]
Referencesedit
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^"Janie Jones and the Lash - House of the Ju-Ju Queen".
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For other uses see Janie Jones disambiguation Marion Mitchell born 1941 1 in Seaham County Durham better known by her stage name Janie Jones is a former English singer She became renowned for holding sex parties at her home during the 1970s and was jailed for her involvement in controlling prostitutes 2 3 She first achieved notoriety in August 1964 when she attended the film premiere of London in the Raw wearing a topless dress 4 Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 Imprisonment 4 The Clash 5 References 6 External linksCareer editJones began her show business career as a cabaret artist in late 1950s London She performed first at the Windmill Theatre and later in clubs in Mayfair and elsewhere in London 5 She began recording songs and embarked on another career as a pop singer in the 1960s her greatest success coming in 1966 with the novelty song Witches Brew 6 which was her first single and peaked at number 46 in the UK Singles Chart 7 Subsequent releases failed to have any impact in the UK chart but were all collected and released on the compilation album We re in Love with the World of Janie Jones in 1997 8 At the height of her fame as a singer Jones appeared on various television programmes including Thank Your Lucky Stars and Mike and Bernie s Show 9 After being released from prison she still made occasional appearances on the small screen including The Russell Harty Show where she sang two songs in 1977 10 the BBC s The Time of Your Life in 1984 where she appeared in a reconstruction of the summer of 1964 11 and The James Whale Radio Show in an episode focusing on the theme of Scandal in 1990 12 Discography editSource 13 Witches Brew Take A My Tip 11 65 HMV POP1495 UK No 46 Gunning For You Go Go Away From Me 3 66 HMV POP1514 Tickle Me Tootsie Wootsies High And Dry 4 67 Columbia DB8173 Charlie Smith Nobody s Perfect 5 68 Pye 7N17550 Girl s Song I ve Never Met A Boy Like You 9 68 Major Minor MM577 Back On My Feet Again Psycho 1970 President PT309 House of the Ju Ju Queen Sex Machine as Janie Jones amp The Lash 1983 Big Beat NS91 Janie Jones RPM177Imprisonment editThe cabaret singer was sentenced to seven years imprisonment serving three years 2 in 1974 for her involvement in controlling prostitutes Whilst in jail she met and befriended the Moors murderess Myra Hindley and made numerous television appearances insisting that Hindley was a reformed woman and should be considered for release However Jones developed a deep hatred for Hindley in 1986 when Hindley finally confessed to her other crimes 14 In 1993 she wrote an autobiography titled The Devil and Miss Jones The Twisted Mind of Myra Hindley The Clash editShe is the subject of a song by The Clash called Janie Jones which was released in 1977 on the band s eponymous debut album 15 In 2006 the song was covered by Babyshambles Jones appeared in the music video for the Babyshambles version being chauffeured around London together with Mick Jones In 1983 16 Jones backed by members of The Clash and the Blockheads and credited as Janie Jones amp The Lash recorded a single House of the Ju Ju Queen b w Sex Machine which was produced by Joe Strummer and released the following year In December 1983 the British music magazine NME reported that Jones was on the comeback trail 15 References edit Janie Jones Probert Encyclopaedia Archived from the original on 12 September 2013 Retrieved 24 August 2013 a b Mendick Robert 20 October 2012 Jimmy Savile Secret of BBC s first sex scandal Telegraph Archived from the original on 21 October 2012 Retrieved 20 October 2012 Edwards Susan 2 September 2003 The legal regulation of prostitution a human rights issue In Graham Scambler ed Rethinking Prostitution Purchasing Sex in the 1990s Routledge pp 61 62 ISBN 9781134807000 Archived from the original on 20 March 2018 Retrieved 3 September 2014 In Love with Janie Jones The Clash and the Bad Girl Who Inspired One of Their Greatest Songs Dangerous Minds 9 September 2010 Archived from the original on 4 September 2014 Retrieved 3 September 2014 Janie Jones Archived from the original on 2 February 2018 Retrieved 1 February 2018 Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1314 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 289 ISBN 978 1 904994 10 7 We re in Love with the World of Janie Jones Janie Jones Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Archived from the original on 20 March 2018 Retrieved 20 March 2018 Durrants Press Cuttings Archived from the original on 1 February 2018 Retrieved 1 February 2018 Episode dated 13 May 1977 IMDb com Russell Harty Janie Jones 13 May 1977 Archived from the original on 20 March 2018 Retrieved 20 March 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint others link The Time of Your Life The Radio Times No 3166 12 July 1984 p 61 ISSN 0033 8060 Archived from the original on 5 September 2017 Retrieved 20 March 2018 Scandal Janie Jones James Whale 23 March 1990 archived from the original on 20 March 2018 retrieved 20 March 2018 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint others link Janie Jones Archived from the original on 2 February 2018 Retrieved 1 February 2018 Geraldine Bedell 18 April 1993 Profile Beyond forgiveness Myra Hindley The Independent Archived from the original on 18 October 2011 Retrieved 19 June 2011 a b Tobler John 1992 NME Rock N Roll Years 1st ed London Reed International Books Ltd p 387 CN 5585 Janie Jones and the Lash House of the Ju Ju Queen External links editJanie Jones by Billy Harry Janie Jones discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Janie Jones amp oldid 1174981323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
