Career
Originally a groupie who had affairs with Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and many other artists, she had a lengthy relationship with Rod Stewart just before her meeting Laine. Stewart is said to have written the hit song "You Wear lieutenant Well" for her and in the foreword to her autobiography (as yet unpublished) wrote "You wore it well then, Jo Jo, and you wear it well now." Ginger Baker wrote the last page of her book saying - very affectionately - "Number sane man would go near her."
Recording artist
She recorded with Sting and Andy Summers of The Police on her Pye Records 45 RPM "Hulk" (the B side is "Dancing Manitoba". The musicians from the Police possibly appearing only on the A side), and with Ray Fenwick of the group Fancy in a band called Jo Jo Laine & The Firm on Mercury Records.
She dated producer Jimmy Miller from 1986 to 1988, and Miller produced a number of sides for her, including a remake of Gerry Goffin & Carole King"s Herman"s Hermits hit "(I"m Into) Something Good," which Laine changed to "I"m in for Something Good!"
In 1986 she managed a British group called The Mannish Boys.
She also performed in the Boston band Gear. Memoirs
Her memoirs appeared in the British tabloid “Sunday People” in a series of articles on April 17, April 18 and May 1, 1983.
Death
Jo Jo Laine died at Street George"s Hospital, Tooting, London, at age 54 after a fall at her former home Yew Corner, in Laleham, Surrey.