Brazil’s ‘Queen of Rock’ dies at age 75
Fox News
Rita Lee Jones, Brazil’s "Queen of Rock" who had a long run of top-selling albums, has died at 75 years old. Jones was recognized internationally for her colorful and candid style.
With a career spanning six decades, the Sao Paulo native left a lasting mark with her irreverence, creativity and compositions containing messages that helped introduce Brazilian society to feminism, while also candidly addressing her struggles with drug abuse.
Although she regarded her voice as "weak and a little out of tune,′ like a sparrow’s, she enjoyed a long run of top-selling albums, including "Rita Lee" and "Rita Lee & Roberto de Carvalho," and dozens of her songs were featured in widely watched telenovelas in Latin America. The behemoth television network Globo used her rendition of the song "Poison Weed" (Poison Ivy) in three of its programs.