# Kacey Jones

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**Gail Zeiler** (April 27, 1950 – September 1, 2016), known professionally as **Kacey Jones**, was an American singer-songwriter, producer and humorist. After co-writing the [Mickey Gilley](/source/Mickey_Gilley) hit "[I'm the One Mama Warned You About](/source/I'm_the_One_Mama_Warned_You_About)" (credited as Gayle Zeiler), she found success as a performer through the band Ethel & The Shameless Hussies, with whom she released her first album. Later, in 1997, she released her first solo album, *Men Are Some of My Favorite People*, through [Curb Records](/source/Curb_Records), before founding her own label, IGO Records, co-founding the Kinkajou Records label with [Kinky Friedman](/source/Kinky_Friedman) and creating two publishing houses—Zamalama Music and Mamalama Music. Since her first solo album, Jones released eight albums and produced music for both the theatrical comedy *Nipples to the Wind* and the movie (and TV series) *[Sordid Lives](/source/Sordid_Lives)*.[1]

## Career

Born Gail Zeiler in [Gilroy, California](/source/Gilroy,_California), she won the Northern California edition of the Wrangler Country Starsearch in 1981 and became an Equa recording artist.[2][3] Jones found initial success recording with an independent label in San Francisco before moving to [Nashville](/source/Nashville), [Tennessee](/source/Tennessee), in 1986.[4] Her move to Nashville came after she co-wrote "[I'm the One Mama Warned You About](/source/I'm_the_One_Mama_Warned_You_About)", recorded by [Mickey Gilley](/source/Mickey_Gilley) on Epic Records.[5] The song reached number 5 on the [Billboard charts](/source/Billboard_charts).[6] Her original song, "Cold Turkey," was recorded that same year by David Allan Coe on CBS Records.

Jones moved to Nashville with expectations of being signed to a major record label as a serious singer-songwriter rather than writing humorous works.[7] That changed when she recruited Becki Fogle and Valerie Hunt to form *Ethel & The Shameless Hussies*.[4] Jones performed as Ethel Beaverton, and the group soon gained a contract with [MCA Records](/source/MCA_Records), recording the album *Born To Burn* in 1988. The group stayed together for four years and were nominated for Comedy Act of the Year in the Music City News Awards.[6][7] After moving on from the Shameless Hussies, Jones became involved in a number of different projects. As a record producer she developed *Pearls in the Snow – The Songs of Kinky Friedman*. The album featured artists such as [Willie Nelson](/source/Willie_Nelson), [Asleep at the Wheel](/source/Asleep_at_the_Wheel), and [Lyle Lovett](/source/Lyle_Lovett) performing songs by [Friedman](/source/Kinky_Friedman), and it went on to reach the number 1 spot on the Americana radio chart in 1999.[6][8] While working with Kinky Friedman on the album, Jones and Friedman founded the Kinkajou Records label.[9] Later she established her own independent label, IGO (Irritating Gentile Optimist) Records, for whom she signed artists such as [Leland Martin](/source/Leland_Martin).[10] She was the President of two publishing houses: Zamalama Music (BMI) and Mamalama Music (ASCAP).[11]

As a recording artist and performer, Jones signed with [Curb Records](/source/Curb_Records) in 1997. This led to her first solo album, *Men Are Some of My Favorite People* (1997). Other albums by Jones were to follow on her own label, IGO Records including *Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay or Dead* (2000),[11] (produced after completing the project with Kinky Friedman),[12] *Never Wear Panties to a Party* (2001), "The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Box of Music" (2003), "Nipples to the Wind" (2007), and the more recent *Donald Trump's Hair* (2009). *Donald Trump's Hair*,[13] reached No. 1 on [ReverbNation](/source/ReverbNation)'s comedy charts.[14] In addition, *Kacey Jones Sings Mickey Newbury*, a tribute to [Mickey Newbury](/source/Mickey_Newbury) (who influenced her early career), was released in 2006, and gave her an opportunity to explore the more serious side of her singing.[7]

## Illness and death

In 2013, Jones was diagnosed with [colorectal cancer](/source/Colorectal_cancer) chose only [alternative cancer treatments](/source/Alternative_cancer_treatments) to fight her condition.[15][13] She died on September 1, 2016, while in hospice care at her Nashville home, at 66 years of age.

## Discography

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- *She's Goin' Home Alone* (2:49); producers: Bob Saponti/Jerry Shook; writer: Gail Zeiler (1981)
- *It Ain't My Concern* (1981)[16]
- *No Place to Hide* (1981)
- *Born To Burn* (1988) with Ethel & The Shameless Hussies.
- *Men Are Some of My Favorite People* (1997)
- *Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay or Dead* (2000)
- *Never Wear Panties to a Party* (2001)
- *The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Box of Music* (2003)
- *Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay or Dead – Live* (2005)
- *Kacey Jones Sings Mickey Newbury* (2006)
- *Nipples to the Wind* (2007)
- *Kaceyoke – Volume 1* (2008)
- *Donald Trump's Hair* (2009)[17][13][18]
- *Amen for Old Friends* (2014)

## References

1. ["Kacey Jones"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090304161110/http://www.kaceyjones.com/bio.htm). *KaceyJones.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.kaceyjones.com/bio.htm) on March 4, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2009.

1. Billboard – January 16, 1982 Equa recording artist Gail Zeiler won the Northern Calif edition of the Wrangler Country Starsearch Six judges from ..."

1. Billboard – May 15, 1982 Wrangler Starsearch contestant Gail Zeiler managed to turn her trip to Nashville for the competition into a round of ..."

1. DeVault, Russ (December 9, 1986). "They're Hussies who just want to have fun". *[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](/source/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution)*. p. 24.

1. Hurst, Jack (December 13, 1987). "A Different Tune – Ethel & The Shameless Hussies Look for Fun". *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*. p. 18.

1. ["Kacey Jones Fact Sheet"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090303205524/http://www.kaceyjones.com/factsheet.html). *KaceyJones.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.kaceyjones.com/factsheet.html) on March 3, 2009. Retrieved September 20, 2009.

1. ["One Shameless Hussy returning to open for 'Nipples to the Wind'"](http://chronicle.augusta.com/ramblin-rhodes/2007-06-14/one-shameless-hussy-returning-open-nipples-wind). Retrieved July 27, 2017.[dead link]

1. Bessman, Jim (October 31, 1998). ["Friedman's Friends Work Out The Kinks On Kinkajou Tribute"](https://books.google.com/books?id=IwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 110, no. 44. [Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Company). pp. 31, 33. [ISSN 0006-2510](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved September 20, 2009.

1. ["The Story of Kinkajou Records"](http://www.kinkajourecords.com/whowe.htm). *Kinkajou Records*. Retrieved September 21, 2009.

1. Price, Deborah Evans (May 17, 2003). ["Williams Keeps Trucking Tradition Alive"](https://books.google.com/books?id=sQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA37). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Vol. 115, no. 20. [Nielsen Business Media, Inc.](/source/Nielsen_Company). p. 37. [ISSN 0006-2510](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0006-2510). Retrieved September 20, 2009.

1. Schulman, Sandra (October 2000). ["Kacey Jones"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110710133441/http://dishmag.com/issue9/music-film/6148/page6/i-m-in-charge-when-art-and-commerce-collide-ani-difranco-courtney-love-kacey-jones/). *[Dish Magazine](/source/Dish_Magazine)*. '***(9). Archived from [the original](http://dishmag.com/issue9/music-film/6148/page6/i-m-in-charge-when-art-and-commerce-collide-ani-difranco-courtney-love-kacey-jones/) on July 10, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2009.***

1. "Picks & Pans: Song". *[People](/source/People_(magazine))*. Vol. 54, no. 11. September 11, 2000.

1. Betts, Stephen L. (September 1, 2016). ["Singer-Comedian Kacey Jones Dead at 66"](https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/singer-comedian-kacey-jones-dead-at-66-w437680). *Rolling Stone*. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

1. ["Kacey Jones Bio"](https://www.reverbnation.com/kaceyjones/bio). *ReverbNation*. eMinor Incorporated. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

1. Wildsmith, Steve. ["Singer-songwriter Kacey Jones not slowing down despite cancer battle"](https://www.thedailytimes.com/entertainment/singer-songwriter-kacey-jones-not-slowing-down-despite-cancer-battle/article_7d04bc2d-a033-530d-a337-348669536a35.html). *[The Daily Times](/source/The_Daily_Times_(Blount_County,_Tennessee))*. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

1. TV Guide 1981 – Page 108 Country singer Gail Zeiler performs her latest single "It Ain't My Concern." (Live

1. ["Donald Trump's Hair – Kacey Jones | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/donald-trumps-hair-mw0000815957). *AllMusic*. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

1. ["America's Got Talent: Kacey Jones Wrote The Song "Donald Trump's Hair""](http://2paragraphs.com/2015/08/americas-got-talent-kacey-jones-wrote-the-song-donald-trumps-hair/). *2paragraphs.com*. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.kaceyjones.com/)[dead link]

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