Gloria Richetta Jones (born October 19, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, being recognized there as "The Queen of Northern Soul". She recorded the 1965 hit song " Tainted Love" and has worked in multiple genres as a

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songwriter and recording artist, backing vocalist, and as a performer in

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such as ''

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''. In the 1970s, she was a keyboardist and vocalist in

Marc Bolan Marc Bolan ( ; born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. Bolan was posthumously inducted int ...

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band T. Rex. She and Bolan were also in a committed romantic relationship and had a son, Rolan Bolan (born September 26, 1975), together.

Biography

Early life and career

Jones was born in

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, and moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of seven, where she first started singing. Jones' first taste of fame came at the age of 14, when, while still at school, she formed with Frankie Kahrl and

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the successful gospel group the COGIC Singers, with whom she recorded the album ''It's a Blessing''. Although she remained with the group for some four years, she soon found herself drawn into the Los Angeles pop scene. In 1964, Jones, in her late teens, was discovered by the songwriter

Ed Cobb Edward C. "Ed" Cobb (February 25, 1938 – September 19, 1999) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for writing the song "Tainted Love" for Gloria Jones, which later ...

. Signing with Cobb's Greengrass Productions, she recorded her first hit record, "Heartbeat Pts 1 & 2," which Cobb wrote and produced. She toured the United States, performing on several American television programs, footage of which still exists. One performance occurred at a Rock and Soul show in

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in the summer of 1965. "Heartbeat" became a rhythm and blues tune which was recorded later by

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and many other artists. By then, Jones had recorded other songs for Uptown Records, a subsidiary of Capitol/

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. Included among these was another Cobb-written song, " Tainted Love". So strong was Jones's following in

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that she was proclaimed "The Queen of Northern Soul".Brown, Lynne (1976). "Gloria Jones Biography", EMI Records Press Office, 1. Jones also recorded an album for the Uptown

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entitled ''

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'' which was released in 1966. Jones studied piano, and acquired an advanced classical degree primarily in the works of

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. In 1968, she joined the cast of ''Catch My Soul'', a rock and soul version of the play ''

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'', which included cast members

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis mad ...

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, and

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. During the summer of 1968, she performed in a play called ''Revolution'', at the

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in Los Angeles. That winter, she joined the Los Angeles cast of ''

'', the musical. Eventually, she was to meet

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, who asked her to write for

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. Jones and Sawyer were amongst the second string of writers at Motown, but still wrote for such artists as

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and

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. As Jones was also initially a singer for the label, protocol demanded a

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, so for some of her co-writes she used the name LaVerne Ware (not to be confused with another Motown songwriter/producer,

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). Songs that Jones worked on during this period include

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' "Have I Lost You" (writer),

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and

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's "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" (writer),

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's "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (writer/producer) and the Four Tops' "Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)" (writer). In 1970 she provided backing vocals on

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's eponymous first album. The best-known song that Jones penned was Gladys Knight and the Pips' " If I Were Your Woman", which was nominated for a

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in 1971. Jones left Motown at the end of 1973, following the release of her album '' Share My Love''.

After Motown

Jones first met

of T. Rex in 1969 while performing in ''Hair'' (Los Angeles cast). While touring in Europe, Bolan and Jones met for the second time at the Speakeasy in London. In 1972, she was recommended by

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' Bob Regehr to sing backing vocals behind T. Rex at

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in San Francisco. Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. They had a son, Rolan Bolan (b. September 26, 1975). She sang backing vocals and played

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with T. Rex from 1973 to 1977. Her rendition of "Dock of the Bay" appears as a bonus track on T. Rex's album '' Bolan's Zip Gun''. Jones released an album in 1976, called '' Vixen'', which featured several songs written by Bolan, and he also was the producer for the album. In 1977, Jones worked with the group Gonzalez, producing several of their singles, and also penning the

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hit, "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" for the group. She toured the UK with Gonzalez, first on the

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tour, and then with

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. She was the driver of the car, a

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, that crashed near Barnes Common, striking a tree and killing Bolan at 4 a.m. on September 16, 1977, on the way back to Bolan's Richmond property. They were returning from an evening at a restaurant in

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where they had both been drinking wine. Jones was found by her brother Richard, her foot trapped beneath the clutch by the engine, while Bolan was found still in the passenger seat which had been dislodged and landed in the rear of the vehicle.''Marc Bolan - Rise and Fall of a Twentieth Century Superstar'' Mark Paytress

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2005 Jones broke her jaw in the accident. When she was well enough to leave the hospital, she was informed that Bolan's fans had looted most of their possessions from their house. She was later scheduled to appear in court in London on charges of being unfit to drive and of driving a car in a dangerous condition. However, she left the UK with her son and returned to the US before the court date so the Coroner's Court recorded a verdict of accidental death.

After Bolan

Having lost her possessions, Jones moved with her son back to Los Angeles where they stayed with Jones' family. In 1978, she released the album ''

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'', which she dedicated to the memory of Bolan: the back cover reads, "Special dedication in memory of my son's father, Marc Bolan, whom we miss very much." Her single "Bring on the Love" was a success on the American R&B

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. Jones stayed in the music industry for several years after, releasing an album produced by Ed Cobb, titled '' Reunited'' in 1981. She also collaborated again with

and other Cogic Singers for a 1984 reunion album ''The Cogic's''. She has since worked as a musical supervisor for films. On her 1982 album ''Reunited'', she was proclaimed "Northern Queen of Soul". In 2010, together with her son Rolan, she established the Marc Bolan School of Music & Film in

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Discography

Solo studio albums

* 1966 – ''

'' * 1973 – '' Share My Love'' * 1976 – '' Vixen'' (not released in the US) * 1978 – ''

'' * 1982 – '' Reunited'' * 1996 – ''Vixen'' / ''Windstorm'' (CD release) * 2009 – '' Share My Love'' (CD release)

With T. Rex

* 1974 – ''

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'' * 1974 – '' Light of Love'' * 1975 – '' Bolan's Zip Gun'' * 1976 – '' Futuristic Dragon'' * 1977 – '' Dandy in the Underworld''

With The COGIC'S

* 1966 – ''It's a Blessing'' * 1984 – ''The COGIC'S''

US solo singles

UK solo singles (selection)

* 1973 – "Tin Can People" / "So Tired" * 1976 – "Get It On (Part 1)" / "Get It On (Part 2)" * 1976 – "I Ain't Going Nowhere" / "Simplicity Blues" * 1976 – "Tainted Love" (New Version) / "Go Now" (Album Version) (12" – MAXI) * 1977 – " To Know You Is to Love You" / "City Port" (with

) * 1977 – "Go Now" (Single Version) / "Drive Me Crazy (Disco Lady)" * 1977 – "Bring on the Love" (Single Version) / "Cry Baby" * 1977 – "Bring on the Love" (Album Version) / "Bring on the Love" (Instrumental) * 1978 – "When I Was a Little Girl" /"When I Was a Little Girl" (Instrumental) * 1978 – "Windstorm" / "Blue Light Microphone" * 1979 – "Listen to Me" / "Father I'm Coming Home" (From the v/a Double Album ''Alpha Omega'')

Backing vocal work

* 1966 With Denny Brooks on ''Denny Brooks'' * 1966 With Gary St. Clair on ''Gary St. Clair'' * 1966 With

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on ''Music For The Times We Live In'' * 1968 With

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on ''

'' * 1968 With

Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers, August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwr ...

on "

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" * 1969 with the Brothers and Sisters of Los Angeles on '' Dylan's Gospel'' ** Gloria sings lead on "I Shall Be Released", "Chimes of Freedom", and "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" * 1970 With

on ''

'' * 1970 With Daniel Moore on ''Daniel Moore'' * 1971 With Jesse Davis on ''Jesse Davis'' * 1971 With

on ''

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'' * 1971 With

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on ''REO Speedwagon'' * 1971 With

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/Roy Ayers Ubiquity on ''He's Coming'' * 1971 With Alan Gerber on ''Alan Gerber Album'' * 1972 With

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on '' Moonshot'' * 1972 With

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on ''Rock My Soul'' * 1972 With

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on ''Some Things Coming (Heartbeat)'' * 1973 With

Judee Sill Judith Lynne Sill (October 7, 1944 – November 23, 1979) was an American singer and songwriter. The first artist signed to David Geffen's Asylum label, she released two albums on Asylum and partially completed a third album before dying of a d ...

on ''Heart Food'' * 1973 With

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on '' Dixie Chicken'' * 1973 With John Kay on ''My Sportin' Life'' * 1973 With

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on ''

'' * 1973 With

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on ''

'' * 1973 With

on ''Heart Food'' * 1973 With

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on ''Soul Street'' * 1973 With

on '' Ridin' the Storm Out'' * 1974 With Michael Edward Campbell on ''Michael Edward Campbell'' * 1974 With

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on ''Machine Gun'' * 1975 With

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on ''The Original Soundtrack of Mahogany'' * 1975 With

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on '' Duit on Mon Dei'' * 1977 With

on ''Whole New Thing'' * 1977 With T. Rex on '' Dandy in the Underworld'' * 1978 With

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on ''Hobo with a Grin'' * 1979 With

on '' Late at Night'' * 1980 With

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on ''Love is the Answer''

Songwriting and production

Filmography

References

Bibliography

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External links

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Biography

Early life and career

After Motown

After Bolan

Discography

Solo studio albums

With T. Rex

With The COGIC'S

US solo singles

UK solo singles (selection)

Backing vocal work

Songwriting and production

Filmography

See also

References

Bibliography

External links