A.k.a. Richard Loris Jones
Richard Loris Jones father of Rickie Lee Jones Wrote "The Moon is Made of Gold," a lullaby, for her. Also wrote" After Hours (Twelve Bars Past Goodnight)". Was a performer who supplemented his income as a waiter, furniture mover, and gardener. Lived from hand to mouth in a number of transient hotels, and rode the rails, wandering the country.