Gloria Jones
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Gloria Richetta Jones is an American
singer and songwriter
from Los Angeles
, California
. She recorded
the 1964 northern soul
song
, "Tainted Love
", later a hit
for the British
synth-pop duo
, Soft Cell
. She was the girlfriend of glam rock
artist Marc Bolan
of the band T. Rex
until his death in 1977.
, 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 Billy Preston
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
. 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 program
s, footage of which still exists. One performance occurred at a Rock and Soul show in Disneyland in the summer of 1965. "Heartbeat" became a rhythm and blues tune which was recorded later by Dusty Springfield
, Spencer Davis
and many other artists
.
By then, Jones had recorded other songs for Uptown Records, a subsidiary of Capitol
/EMI
. Included among these was another Cobb-written song, "Tainted Love
". Marc Almond
of the duo
Soft Cell
, whose cover version
of "Tainted Love" reached #1 worldwide, originally heard the song in a nightclub
in Northern England
. So strong was Gloria's following there that she was proclaimed the "Northern Queen of Soul." Jones also recorded an album
for the Uptown label
entitled Come Go With Me
which was released in 1966.
Jones studied piano
, and acquired an advanced classical degree primarily in the works of Bach
. In 1968, she joined the cast of Catch My Soul, a rock and soul version of the play Othello
, which included cast members Jerry Lee Lewis
, The Blossoms
, and Dr. John
. During the summer of 1968, she performed in a play called Revolution, at the Mark Taper Forum
in Los Angeles. That winter, she joined the Los Angeles cast of Hair
, the musical
. Eventually, she was to meet Pam Sawyer
, who asked her to write for Motown Records
. Jones and Sawyer were amongst the second string of writers at Motown, but still wrote for such artists as Gladys Knight & the Pips
, Commodores
, The Four Tops and The Jackson 5
. As Jones was also initially a singer for the label, protocol demanded a pseudonym
, so for some of her earlier co-writes she used the name LaVerne Ware.
Songs that Gloria worked on during this period include The Supremes
' "Have I Lost You" (writer), Marvin Gaye
and Diana Ross
' "My Mistake" (writer), Junior Walker's "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (writer/producer
) and the Four Top's "Just Seven Numbers" (writer). The most remembered song that Jones penned was Gladys Knight and the Pips' "If I Were Your Woman", which was nominated for a Grammy in 1971. However, Jones left Motown at the end of 1973, subsequent to the release of her album Share My Love
.
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 Warner Brothers
Bob Regere to sing backing vocals
behind T. Rex at the Winterland
in San Francisco
.
Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. Together, they had a son, Rolan Bolan. She sang backing vocals and played clavinet
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
, featuring several songs written by Bolan, and he also was the producer.
In 1977, Jones worked with the group Gonzales, producing several of their singles
, and also penning the disco
hit, "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" for the group. She toured the UK
with Gonzales, first on the Bob Marley
tour, and then with Osibisa
.
She was the driver of the car, an Austin Mini
, that crashed and killed Bolan at 4am on 16 September 1977 on the way home to Bolan's Richmond property. They had been out to a restaurant in Mayfair
and had been drinking wine. Jones broke her jaw in the accident and was found draped over the car's bonnet
with Bolan lying on the floor. She did not learn of Bolan's death until the day of his funeral. When she was well enough to leave the hospital, she soon found that Bolan's fans had looted what was left of Bolan's possessions. Jones and Bolan were not legally married, so she was not entitled to any inheritance, except for £10,000 which Bolan had left her in his will, drafted in 1973. She was later summonsed to appear in court in London on charges of being unfit to drive and driving a car in a dangerous condition. She never returned to face the allegations.
In 1978, she released the album Windstorm
, which was a dedication to the memory of Bolan. On the back cover, it is written "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
chart
.
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 Billy Preston and other Cogic Singers for a 1984 reunion album The Cogic's. She has since worked as a musical supervisor for film
s.
She now resides in New Salem, PA with her new husband, Chris Mitchell.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
from Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
the 1964 northern soul
Northern soul
Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged from the British mod scene, initially in northern England in the late 1960s. Northern soul mainly consists of a particular style of black American soul music based on the heavy beat and fast tempo of the mid-1960s Tamla Motown sound...
song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
, "Tainted Love
Tainted Love
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and...
", later a hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
for the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
synth-pop duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
, Soft Cell
Soft Cell
Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
. She was the girlfriend of glam rock
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
artist Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the founder, frontman, lead singer & guitarist for T. Rex, but also a successful solo artist...
of the band T. Rex
T. Rex (band)
T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name...
until his death in 1977.
Early life and career
Jones was born in Cincinnati, and moved to Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, at the age of seven, where she first started singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
. Jones' first taste of fame came at the age of 14, when, while still at school, she formed with Frankie Kahrl and Billy Preston
Billy Preston
William Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from...
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
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
scene.
In 1964, Jones, in her late teens
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
, was discovered by the songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
Ed Cobb
Ed Cobb
Ed Cobb was a musician, songwriter and record producer, most notably during the 1950s and 1960s.-Career:...
. Signing with Cobb's Greengrass Productions, she recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
her first hit record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
, "Heartbeat Pts 1 & 2," which Cobb wrote and produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. She toured the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, performing on several American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
s, footage of which still exists. One performance occurred at a Rock and Soul show in Disneyland in the summer of 1965. "Heartbeat" became a rhythm and blues tune which was recorded later by Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
, Spencer Davis
Spencer Davis
Spencer David Nelson Davis is a British musician and multi-instrumentalist, and the founder of the 1960s rock band, the Spencer Davis Group.-Early life:...
and many other artists
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
By then, Jones had recorded other songs for Uptown Records, a subsidiary of Capitol
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
/EMI
EMI Records
EMI Records is the flagship record label founded by the EMI company in 1972 and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia label. The EMI label was launched worldwide...
. Included among these was another Cobb-written song, "Tainted Love
Tainted Love
"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and...
". Marc Almond
Marc Almond
Marc Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/New Wave duo Soft Cell...
of the duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
Soft Cell
Soft Cell
Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...
, whose cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of "Tainted Love" reached #1 worldwide, originally heard the song in a nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
in Northern England
Northern England
Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North or the North Country, is a cultural region of England. It is not an official government region, but rather an informal amalgamation of counties. The southern extent of the region is roughly the River Trent, while the North is bordered...
. So strong was Gloria's following there that she was proclaimed the "Northern Queen of Soul." Jones also recorded an album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
for the Uptown label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
entitled Come Go With Me
Come Go With Me (Gloria Jones album)
Come Go With Me is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1966. The album is available in mono and stereo versions. "The New 'Heartbeat' Sound That Never Quits".Here is the description written on the back of the album:...
which was released in 1966.
Jones studied piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, and acquired an advanced classical degree primarily in the works of Bach
Bạch
Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
. In 1968, she joined the cast of Catch My Soul, a rock and soul version of the play Othello
Othello
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565...
, which included cast members Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer-songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis's career faltered after he married his young cousin, and he afterwards made a career extension to country and western music. He is known by the nickname 'The...
, The Blossoms
The Blossoms
The Blossoms were a backing group from California. They had a recording career in their own right and were to the American West Coast what The Sweet Inspirations were to the East Coast and The Andantes were for Motown.-Early years:...
, and Dr. John
Dr. John
Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...
. During the summer of 1968, she performed in a play called Revolution, at the Mark Taper Forum
Mark Taper Forum
The Mark Taper Forum is a 739 seat thrust stage at the Los Angeles Music Center built by Welton Becket and Associates on the Bunker Hill section of downtown Los Angeles...
in Los Angeles. That winter, she joined the Los Angeles cast of Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
, the musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
. Eventually, she was to meet Pam Sawyer
Pam Sawyer
Pamela Sawyer, an American-based songwriter from Romford, East London.Sawyer worked with artists at Motown Records from 1967 to 1977. Before Motown she had been involved in hit records for the Young Rascals and Lulu, and wrote with Lori Burton with whom she also recorded as the Whyte Boots.Sawyer...
, who asked her to write for Motown Records
Motown Records
Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit...
. Jones and Sawyer were amongst the second string of writers at Motown, but still wrote for such artists as Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight...
, Commodores
Commodores
The Commodores are an American funk/soul band of the 1970s and 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour...
, The Four Tops and The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
. As Jones was also initially a singer for the label, protocol demanded a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
, so for some of her earlier co-writes she used the name LaVerne Ware.
Songs that Gloria worked on during this period include The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
' "Have I Lost You" (writer), Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
and Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway...
' "My Mistake" (writer), Junior Walker's "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (writer/producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
) and the Four Top's "Just Seven Numbers" (writer). The most remembered song that Jones penned was Gladys Knight and the Pips' "If I Were Your Woman", which was nominated for a Grammy in 1971. However, Jones left Motown at the end of 1973, subsequent to the release of her album Share My Love
Share My Love
Share My Love is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1973. Dedicated to the memory of Gloria's friend, Lee Jacobs. It was received well by critics and the Motown industry, however was not promoted, as Gloria decided instead to work with Marc Bolan and T...
.
After Motown
Jones first met Marc BolanMarc Bolan
Marc Bolan was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the founder, frontman, lead singer & guitarist for T. Rex, but also a successful solo artist...
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
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. In 1972, she was recommended by Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
Bob Regere to sing backing vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
behind T. Rex at the Winterland
Winterland Ballroom
The Winterland Ballroom, often referred to as Winterland Arena or simply Winterland, was an old ice skating rink and 5,400-seat music venue in San Francisco, California...
in San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.
Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. Together, they had a son, Rolan Bolan. She sang backing vocals and played clavinet
Clavinet
A Clavinet is an electrically amplified keyboard instrument manufactured by the Hohner company. It is essentially an electronically amplified clavichord, analogous to an electric guitar. Its distinctive bright staccato sound has appeared particularly in funk, disco, rock, and reggae songs.Various...
with T. Rex from 1973 to 1977. Her rendition of "Dock of the Bay"
(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay
" The Dock of the Bay" is a song co-written by soul singer Otis Redding and guitarist Steve Cropper. It was first recorded by Otis Redding in 1967, just days before his death. It was released posthumously on Stax Records' Volt label in 1968, becoming the first posthumous number-one single in U.S...
appears as a bonus track on T.Rex's album Bolan's Zip Gun
Bolan's Zip Gun
Bolan's Zip Gun is the tenth studio album by T. Rex, released in 1975. It did not chart in the United Kingdom, and Marc Bolan would not chart again successfully until 1976's Futuristic Dragon...
. Jones released an album in 1976, called Vixen
Vixen (Gloria Jones album)
Vixen is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1976. This album features songs written by Marc Bolan, as well as the only two confirmed Bolan and Jones co-writes, "High", and "Cry Baby"...
, featuring several songs written by Bolan, and he also was the producer.
In 1977, Jones worked with the group Gonzales, producing several of their singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, and also penning the disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
hit, "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" for the group. She toured the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
with Gonzales, first on the Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
tour, and then with Osibisa
Osibisa
Osibisa is a British Afro-pop band, founded in London in 1969 by four expatriate African and three Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were one of the first African bands to become widely popular, leading to claims of founding World Music.-History:...
.
She was the driver of the car, an Austin Mini
Mini
The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
, that crashed and killed Bolan at 4am on 16 September 1977 on the way home to Bolan's Richmond property. They had been out to a restaurant in Mayfair
Mayfair
Mayfair is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster.-History:Mayfair is named after the annual fortnight-long May Fair that took place on the site that is Shepherd Market today...
and had been drinking wine. Jones broke her jaw in the accident and was found draped over the car's bonnet
Hood (vehicle)
The hood or bonnet is the hinged cover over the engine of motor vehicles that allows access to the engine compartment for maintenance and repair. In British terminology, hood refers to a fabric cover over the passenger compartment of the car...
with Bolan lying on the floor. She did not learn of Bolan's death until the day of his funeral. When she was well enough to leave the hospital, she soon found that Bolan's fans had looted what was left of Bolan's possessions. Jones and Bolan were not legally married, so she was not entitled to any inheritance, except for £10,000 which Bolan had left her in his will, drafted in 1973. She was later summonsed to appear in court in London on charges of being unfit to drive and driving a car in a dangerous condition. She never returned to face the allegations.
After Bolan
Having lost her possessions, Jones and her son moved back to Los Angeles where they stayed with Jones' family.In 1978, she released the album Windstorm
Windstorm (Gloria Jones album)
Windstorm is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1978. This album was a dedication to Marc Bolan, as on the rear cover, is written: "Special Dedication in memory of my son's father, the late Marc Bolan, whom we miss very much."-Track listing:...
, which was a dedication to the memory of Bolan. On the back cover, it is written "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
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
.
Jones stayed in the music industry for several years after, releasing an album produced by Ed Cobb, titled Reunited
Reunited (Gloria Jones album)
Reunited is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1982.Here is the description written on the back of the album:"Back in 1964, Gloria Jones still in her mid-teens, was discovered by hit songwriter Ed Cobb. Signing with Cobb's Greengrass Productions, Gloria recorded her first hit record,...
in 1981. She also collaborated again with Billy Preston and other Cogic Singers for a 1984 reunion album The Cogic's. She has since worked as a musical supervisor for film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s.
She now resides in New Salem, PA with her new husband, Chris Mitchell.
Solo studio albums
- 1966 - Come Go With MeCome Go With Me (Gloria Jones album)Come Go With Me is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1966. The album is available in mono and stereo versions. "The New 'Heartbeat' Sound That Never Quits".Here is the description written on the back of the album:...
- 1973 - Share My LoveShare My LoveShare My Love is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1973. Dedicated to the memory of Gloria's friend, Lee Jacobs. It was received well by critics and the Motown industry, however was not promoted, as Gloria decided instead to work with Marc Bolan and T...
- 1976 - VixenVixen (Gloria Jones album)Vixen is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1976. This album features songs written by Marc Bolan, as well as the only two confirmed Bolan and Jones co-writes, "High", and "Cry Baby"...
(Not released in the US) - 1978 - WindstormWindstorm (Gloria Jones album)Windstorm is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1978. This album was a dedication to Marc Bolan, as on the rear cover, is written: "Special Dedication in memory of my son's father, the late Marc Bolan, whom we miss very much."-Track listing:...
- 1982 - ReunitedReunited (Gloria Jones album)Reunited is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1982.Here is the description written on the back of the album:"Back in 1964, Gloria Jones still in her mid-teens, was discovered by hit songwriter Ed Cobb. Signing with Cobb's Greengrass Productions, Gloria recorded her first hit record,...
- 1996 - Vixen / Windstorm (CD release)
- 2009 - Share My LoveShare My LoveShare My Love is a studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1973. Dedicated to the memory of Gloria's friend, Lee Jacobs. It was received well by critics and the Motown industry, however was not promoted, as Gloria decided instead to work with Marc Bolan and T...
(CD release)
With T. Rex
- 1974 - Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of TomorrowZinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of TomorrowZinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow – A Creamed Cage in August is the ninth studio album by Marc Bolan & T. Rex, released in February 1974. When originally released the initial pressings were a multi-layered triple gatefold sleeve, a latticework image of the current cover featuring...
- 1974 - Light of Love
- 1975 - Bolan's Zip GunBolan's Zip GunBolan's Zip Gun is the tenth studio album by T. Rex, released in 1975. It did not chart in the United Kingdom, and Marc Bolan would not chart again successfully until 1976's Futuristic Dragon...
- 1976 - Futuristic DragonFuturistic DragonFuturistic Dragon is the eleventh studio album by T. Rex, released in 1976. Preceded by two UK Top 40 hits, "New York City" and "Dreamy Lady" , Futuristic Dragon was released in January, reaching #50. It was T. Rex's first album to register in the charts since Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of...
- 1977 - Dandy in the UnderworldDandy in the UnderworldDandy in the Underworld is the twelfth and final studio album by British rock band T. Rex. It was released on March 11, 1977 and reached a chart peak in the UK of #26. It was the band's highest-charting album since 1974's Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow. After three commercially weak...
US Solo Singles
- 1964 - "Tainted LoveTainted Love"Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and...
" / "My Bad Boy's Coming Home" Champion 14003 - 1965 - "Heartbeat (Part 1)" / Heartbeat (Part 2)" Uptown 712
- 1966 - "Finders Keepers" / "Run One Flight Of Stairs" Uptown 724
- 1966 - "Come Go With Me" / "How Do You Tell An Angel" Uptown 732
- 1968 - "I Know" / "What About You" Minit 32046
- 1969 - "Look What You Started" / "When He Touches Me" Minit 32051
- 1973 - "Why Can't You be Mine" / "Baby Don't Cha Know (I'm Bleeding For You)Motown 1256
- 1978 - "Bring On The Love" (Single Version) / "Cry Baby" Capitol 4563
- 1978 - "Bring On The Love" (Album Version) / "Bring On The Love" Capitol 12" 4563
- 1978 - "Woman Is a Woman" / "Blue Light Microphone" Capitol 4662
- 1979 - "When I Was a Little Girl" / "When I Was a Little Girl"(Inst)Capitol 4762
- 1982 - "My Bad Boy's Coming Home" / "We Gotta All Get Together" Avi 187
- 1982 - "My Bad Boy's Coming Home" /Tainted Love Avi 338
UK solo singles (selected)
- 1973 - "Tin Can People" / "So Tired"
- 1975 - "I Ain't Going Nowhere" / "Simplicity Blues"
- 1976 - "Get It On (Part 1)" / "Get It On (Part 2)"
- 1976 - "Tainted Love" (New Version) / "Go Now" (Album Version) (12" - MAXI)
- 1977 - "To Know You Is To Love You" / "City Port" (with Marc BolanMarc BolanMarc Bolan was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the founder, frontman, lead singer & guitarist for T. Rex, but also a successful solo artist...
) - 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
- 1968 With Neil YoungNeil YoungNeil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
on Neil YoungNeil Young (album)Neil Young is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, which was his debut release as a solo artist following his departure from the band Buffalo Springfield... - 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 Ry CooderRy CooderRyland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...
on Ry CooderRy Cooder (album)Ry Cooder is the eponymous debut album by roots rock legend Ry Cooder, released in 1970.-Side 1:#"Alimony" - 2:11#"France Chance" - 2:45#"One Meat Ball" - 2:27#"Do Re Mi" - 3:03... - 1971 With Jesse Davis on Jesse Davis
- 1971 With Ry CooderRy CooderRyland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...
on Into The Purple ValleyInto the Purple ValleyInto the Purple Valley is the second album by roots rock legend Ry Cooder, released in 1972 .-Track listing:#"How Can You Keep Moving " – 2:25#"Billy the Kid" – 3:45... - 1971 With REO SpeedwagonREO SpeedwagonREO Speedwagon is an American rock band. Formed in 1967, the band grew in popularity during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. Hi Infidelity is the group's most commercially successful album, selling over ten million copies and charting four Top 40 hits in the US...
on REO Speedwagon - 1972 With Buffy Saint Marie on MoonshotMoonshot (album)Moonshot, released in 1972, was the eighth album by Buffy Sainte-Marie and her penultimate album for Vanguard Records.After the very modest success of her previous album She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina, Vanguard again teamed Sainte-Marie with renowned pop session musicians in its effort to improve...
- 1972 With Elvin BishopElvin BishopElvin Bishop is an American blues and rock and roll musician and guitarist.-Career:Bishop was born in Glendale, California, and grew up on a farm near Elliott, Iowa. His family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was ten years old...
on Rock My Soul - 1973 With Judee Sill on Heart Food
- 1973 With Little FeatLittle FeatLittle Feat is an American rock band formed by singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George and keyboardist Bill Payne in 1969 in Los Angeles....
on Dixie ChickenDixie Chicken (album)Dixie Chicken is the third studio album by the American rock band Little Feat, released in 1973. . The artwork for the front cover was by illustrator Neon Park.... - 1974 With The Commodores on Machine Gun
- 1975 With Michael Masser on The Original Soundtrack Of Mahogany
- 1975 With Harry NilssonHarry NilssonHarry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...
on Duit on Mon DeiDuit on Mon DeiDuit On Mon Dei is the eleventh album by Harry Nilsson. The original title for this album was "God's Greatest Hits" but RCA didn't approve. The title is a punning spelling of Do It On Monday, playing on the British Monarchy's motto Dieu et mon droit... - 1978 With Steve HarleySteve HarleySteve Harley is an English singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the 1970s rock group Cockney Rebel, with whom he still occasionally tours .-Biography:As a child, Harley suffered from polio, spending four years in hospital up to the...
on Hobo with a Grin - 1979 With Billy PrestonBilly PrestonWilliam Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from...
on Late at NightLate at NightLate at Night is the thirteenth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1979.-Track listing:#"Give It Up, Hot" – 5:59#"Late At Night" – 4:49...
and A Whole New ThingA Whole New Thing (Billy Preston album)A Whole New Thing is the twelfth studio album by Billy Preston, released in 1977.-Track listing:# "A Whole New Thing" – 3:35# "Disco Dancin'" – 3:30...
Songwriting / Production
| Song | Artist | Date | Writer(s) | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bad Seed" | Chris Clark | 1969 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Black Mail" | David Ruffin David Ruffin Davis Eli "David" Ruffin was an American soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations from 1964 to 1968... |
1969 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Henry Cosby |
| "Teenage Symphony" | Jackson 5 | 197- | Gloria Jones, Hal Davis, Marilyn McLeod | Hal Davis |
| "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" | Junior Walker & The All Stars | 197- | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "If I Can't Love You Then I Can't Love Me" | Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things... |
197- | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Gloria Jones |
| "Nothing Is Real" | Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things... |
197- | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Gloria Jones |
| "Piece Of Clay" | Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.... |
197- | Gloria Jones | Gloria Jones |
| "My Love Is Yours" | The Sisters Love | 197- | Gloria Jones, Josef Powell | |
| "You've Got My Mind" | The Sisters Love | 197- | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "When My Love Hand Comes Down" | David & Jimmy Ruffin | 1970 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Your Love Was Worth Waiting For" | David & Jimmy Ruffin | 1970 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Black Mail" | Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor is the name of:*Bobby Taylor , Canadian football player*Bobby Taylor , American football player*Bobby Taylor , Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster... & The Vancouvers |
1970 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Christmas Won't Be The Same This Year" | Jackson 5 | 1970 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Hal Davis |
| "2-4-6-8" | Jackson 5 | 1970 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | The Corporation |
| "If I Were Your Woman If I Were Your Woman If I Were Your Woman may refer to:*If I Were Your Woman, a 1971 album by Gladys Knight & the Pips*"If I Were Your Woman" , a 1970 song by Gladys Knight & the Pips*If I Were Your Woman , 1987... " |
Gladys Knight & The Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
1970 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer, Clay McMurray | Clay McMurray |
| "Just Seven Numbers (Can Straighten Out My Life)" | Four Tops Four Tops The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, hard rock, and showtunes... |
1970 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Earthquake" | Martha Reeves & The Vandellas | 1970 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer, John Bristol | John Bristol |
| "Let's Go Back To Day One" | Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things... |
1971 | Gloria Jones, Patrice Holloway | |
| "Take Me Girl, I'm Ready" | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | 1971 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer, John Bristol | Joel Dorn |
| "Have I Lost You" | The Supremes The Supremes The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco... |
1971 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Gloria Jones |
| "I Ain't That Easy To Lose" | The Supremes The Supremes The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco... |
1971 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Clay McMurray |
| "Don't Tell Me I'm Crazy" | Edwin Starr Edwin Starr Edwin Starr was an American soul music singer. Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War".-Biography:... & The Fantastic Four |
1972 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "I Don't Need No Reason" | Junior Walker & The All Stars | 1973 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "I Don't Need No Reason" | The Miracles The Miracles The Miracles are an American rhythm and blues group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordy's Motown Record Corporation . Their single "Shop Around" was Motown's first million-selling hit record, and the group went on to become one of Motown's signature... |
1973 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Take Me Girl, I'm Ready" | Junior Walker & The All Stars | 1973 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer, John Bristol | |
| "I'm Learning To Trust My Man" | The Sisters Love | 1973 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Where Do You Go (Baby)" | Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks Eddie Kendricks was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group The Temptations, and was one of their lead singers from 1960 until 1971. His was the lead voice on such famous songs as "The Way You Do The Things... |
1973 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer |
| "There's A Lesson To Be Learned" | Gladys Knight & The Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
1973 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Clay McMurray |
| "A Million To One" | Jermaine Jackson Jermaine Jackson Jermaine La Jaune Jackson is an American singer, bassist, composer, a member of The Jackson 5, older brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson and occasional film director... |
1973 | Phil Medley | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer |
| "Give Me Your Love" | The Sisters Love | 1973 | Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly... |
Gloria Jones |
| "(I Could Never Make) A Better Man Than You" | The Sisters Love | 1973 | Gloria Jones, Janie Bradford | Gloria Jones |
| "Master Of My Mind" | Gladys Knight & The Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
1974 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer, Clay McMurray | Clay McMurray |
| "It's Too Late To Change The Time" | Jackson 5 | 1974 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Hal Davis |
| "Do It Again" | New Birth | 1974 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Harvey Fuqua |
| "The Assembly Line" | The Commodores | 1974 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer |
| "The Zoo (The Human Zoo)" | The Commodores | 1974 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer |
| "My Mistake (Was To Love You)" | Diana Ross Diana Ross Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is an American singer, record producer, and actress. Ross was lead singer of the Motown group The Supremes during the 1960s. After leaving the group in 1970, Ross began a solo career that included successful ventures into film and Broadway... & Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range.... |
1974 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Hal Davis |
| "Let's Go Back To Day One" | Mahogany Soundtrack | 1975 | Gloria Jones, Patrice Holloway | Gil Askey |
| "No One Could Love You More" | Gladys Knight & The Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
1975 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Johnny Bristol |
| "All We Need Is A Miracle" | Gladys Knight & The Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
1975 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor is the name of:*Bobby Taylor , Canadian football player*Bobby Taylor , American football player*Bobby Taylor , Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster... |
| "Don't Tell Me I'm Crazy" | Gladys Knight & The Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
1975 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor is the name of:*Bobby Taylor , Canadian football player*Bobby Taylor , American football player*Bobby Taylor , Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster... |
| "I Hate Myself For Loving You" | Gladys Knight & The Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight... |
1975 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor Bobby Taylor is the name of:*Bobby Taylor , Canadian football player*Bobby Taylor , American football player*Bobby Taylor , Canadian ice hockey player and broadcaster... |
| "It's Bad For Me To See You" | Yvonne Fair | 1975 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer |
| "I Ain't That Easy To Lose" | Bettye Swann | 1975 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Mickey Buckins |
| "Love Is Lovelier" | Walter Jackson | 1976 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Carl Davis |
| "I've Got It Bad Feelin' Good" | Walter Jackson | 1976 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | Carl Davis |
| "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" | G.C. Cameron | 1976 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet" | Gonzales | 1976 | Gloria Jones | Gloria Jones, Richard Jones |
| "Rockin' On My Porch" | Jackson Sisters | 1976 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
| "Sweet Beginnings" | Marlena Shaw | 1977 | Gloria Jones, John Bettis | |
| "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)" | Gonzales | 1977 | Gloria Jones | Gloria Jones |
| "Just Let It Lay" | Gonzales | 1977 | Gloria Jones | Gloria Jones |
| "Share My Love" | Rare Earth Rare Earth (band) Rare Earth is an American rock band affiliated with Motown's Rare Earth record label , who prospered in 1970-1972. Although not the first white band signed to Motown, Rare Earth was the first big hit-making act signed by Motown that consisted only of white members... |
1977 | Gloria Jones, Janie Bradford | |
| "Tin Can People" | Rare Earth Rare Earth (band) Rare Earth is an American rock band affiliated with Motown's Rare Earth record label , who prospered in 1970-1972. Although not the first white band signed to Motown, Rare Earth was the first big hit-making act signed by Motown that consisted only of white members... |
1977 | Gloria Jones, Beverly Gardner | |
| "You" | Billy Preston Billy Preston William Everett "Billy" Preston was a musician who gained notoriety and fame, first as a session musician for the likes of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and The Beatles, and later finding fame as a solo artist with hits such as "Space Race", "Will It Go Round in Circles" and "Nothing from... |
1979 | Gloria Jones, Richard Jones | Billy Preston |
| "One Day I'll Marry You" | Jackson 5 | 1979 | Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer | |
External links
- Canal Gloria Jones official channel at YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
- The Girl Groups Fan Club - Gloria Jones Photo Gallery
- Marc Bolan School Of Music And Film
- Jones and Bolan, photo