Career
She became renowned for holding sex parties at her home during the 1970s, and was jailed for her involvement in "controlling prostitutes". Jones had been a popular singer in the 1960s, her best results coming from the cackling novelty number "Witches Brew" which peaked at number 46 in the United Kingdom Singles Chart. The cabaret singer was sentenced to seven years imprisonment (serving three years) in 1974 for her involvement in "controlling prostitutes".
Whilst in jail, she met and befriended the Moors murderer 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 crimes. In 1993 she wrote an autobiography titled The Devil and Mission Jones: The Twisted Mind of Myra Hindley.
She is the subject of a song by called "Janie Jones", which was released in 1977 on the band"s eponymous debut album. 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 December 1983, the British music magazine, NME, reported that Jones was on the "comeback trail".
