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| Ann Dexter-Jones | |
|---|---|
| Name | Ann Dexter-Jones |
| Birth name | Ann Dexter |
| Birth date | 1949 |
| Birth place | London, England |
| Occupation | Socialite, jewelry designer, music manager |
| Spouse | Mick Jones (former), Nigel Haines (former), Don Henley (partner) |
| Children | Charlotte Ronson, Samantha Ronson, Mark Ronson, Annabelle Dexter-Jones |
| Relatives | Kofi Annan (distant relative) |
Ann Dexter-Jones is a British-American socialite, jewelry designer, and music manager known for her connections to prominent figures in the music, film, and fashion industries. Born in London and later active in New York and Los Angeles, she is the matriarch of a family whose members include noted musicians, designers, and entertainers. Her life intersects with numerous public figures across pop music, rock, fashion, and film.
Ann Dexter-Jones was born in London into a family with ties to Ghana and the United Kingdom and grew up amid postwar British cultural life alongside contemporaries linked to Swinging London, Notting Hill Carnival, BBC, London School of Economics, Chelsea, and Kensington social circles. Her early years placed her proximate to figures associated with The Beatles, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Twiggy, Mary Quant, and the broader 1960s British cultural scene. Family connections and migrations later intertwined with transatlantic networks involving New York City, Los Angeles, Columbia Records, Island Records, Atlantic Records, and other entertainment hubs. Her upbringing overlapped with the era of Harold Wilson and cultural shifts that produced collaborations among artists linked to Andrew Loog Oldham, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, and contemporaneous producers such as George Martin and Phil Spector.
Dexter-Jones worked in jewelry design and boutique retail, engaging networks that connected her to fashion and music personalities including Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, Alexander McQueen, and Vivienne Westwood. As a manager and mentor she interfaced with labels and producers like Motown Records, RCA Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, EMI, Capitol Records, Lyor Cohen, Suge Knight, and Jimmy Iovine. Her business activities brought her into contact with artists and industry figures such as Madonna, Prince, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Duran Duran, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Blondie, Debbie Harry, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg, Kate Bush, Laurie Anderson, Trent Reznor, Björk, PJ Harvey, and Adele through social or professional adjacency.
Ann Dexter-Jones's personal life has been entwined with prominent musicians and creatives. She was married to Mick Jones of Foreigner and later to Nigel Haines, and her partnerships and romances linked her to circles including members of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Kinks, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Roxy Music, T. Rex, The Police, Talking Heads, R.E.M., U2, and Coldplay. Her children—Charlotte Ronson, Samantha Ronson, Mark Ronson, and Annabelle Dexter-Jones—have relationships and collaborations with figures such as Lindsay Lohan, Scarlett Johansson, Pete Doherty, Alyssa Milano, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Lorde, Bruno Mars, Adele, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, and Kendrick Lamar. Social ties extended to directors and actors like Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Christopher Nolan, Woody Allen, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Judd Apatow, Greta Gerwig, and Noah Baumbach.
Dexter-Jones has participated in charity events, benefit galas, and arts patronage that connected her to organizations and fundraisers associated with Save the Children, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Red Cross, UNICEF, The Prince's Trust, Mayor's Fund for London, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, Tate Modern, Victoria and Albert Museum, Sotheby's, Christie's, CFDA, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kennedy Center, British Film Institute, Royal Court Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company, Lincoln Center, and high-profile cultural donors such as Paul Allen, Eli Broad, David Geffen, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates, and Melinda French Gates. Her philanthropic appearances often involved benefit concerts, auctions, and panels alongside musicians, designers, and actors including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Sting, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Sir Elton John, David Beckham, and Victoria Beckham.
As a matriarch of a creative family, Dexter-Jones's influence is visible through her children's achievements in music, fashion, and film, contributing to cultural moments tied to Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards, Academy Awards, BAFTA, Golden Globe Awards, Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Coachella, Glastonbury Festival, SXSW, Lollapalooza, and fashion weeks in Paris, Milan, New York City, London Fashion Week, and Tokyo Fashion Week. Her social and professional networks have intersected with landmark recordings, films, and runway shows involving producers and creators such as Rick Rubin, Mark Ronson, Danger Mouse, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Nigel Godrich, T Bone Burnett, David Fincher, Baz Luhrmann, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar, and Alejandro González Iñárritu. Ann Dexter-Jones's cultural footprint is reflected in media profiles, documentaries, and retrospectives related to the families and scenes she has been part of, resonating with audiences connected to pop culture moments and celebrated public figures.
Ann Dexter-Jones's collaborative and creative output spans jewelry pieces, curated events, and management projects allied with artists and brands including Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, Rodarte, Rodriguez, Balenciaga, Prada, Chanel, Hermès, Bottega Veneta, Stella McCartney, Calvin Klein, Tom Ford, Hedi Slimane, Riccardo Tisci, and partnerships that brought her into contact with musicians and producers such as Mark Ronson, Samantha Ronson, Charlotte Ronson, Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, Glenn Frey, Don Henley (Eagles), Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Carlos Santana.
Category:British socialites Category:People from London Category:Jewellery designers Category:Music managers