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  2. Gloria Jones - Wikipedia

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    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". [1] She recorded the 1965 hit song " Tainted Love " and has worked in multiple genres as a Motown songwriter and recording artist, backing vocalist, and as a ...

  3. Windstorm (album) - Wikipedia

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    Windstorm is the fourth studio album released by Gloria Jones in 1978. The album was a dedication to Marc Bolan, who died in a car crash in London on September 16, 1977, 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."

  4. Marc Bolan - Wikipedia

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    Gloria Jones with her and Marc Bolan's son Rolan in 2014. Bolan and Gloria Jones were in a committed romantic relationship from 1973 until his death in September 1977. [42] The couple had a son together in September 1975 and the three of them lived together for nearly two years until Bolan's death.

  5. T. Rex (band) - Wikipedia

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    While Jones was severely injured, Bolan was killed in the crash, at age 29. [ 27 ] As Bolan had been the only constant member of T. Rex and also the only composer and writer, his management disbanded the remaining group (keyboardist Dino Dines and drummer Tony Newman ; there was a vacancy for bassist) immediately upon his death.

  6. Reunited (Gloria Jones album) - Wikipedia

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    Marc Bolan of T-Rex was so impressed by Gloria's talents that they joined forces. As early as 1974, their innovative fusion of new wave and soul generated a sound which is still a current musical trend. Gloria Jones and all of T-Rex's fans lost Marc Bolan when he was killed in a car crash in late 1977. In his honor, Gloria Jones, who survived ...

  7. Children of the Revolution (song) - Wikipedia

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    In June 2020, it was announced that Kesha would record a cover of the song along with Marc Bolan's son, Rolan, on backing vocals. [7] The tribute album containing the recording, Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, was released in September 2020. [8]

  8. Tainted Love - Wikipedia

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    Owing to the new-found underground popularity of the song, Jones re-recorded "Tainted Love" in 1976 and released it as a single, but it also failed to chart. This version was released on her album Vixen and was produced by her boyfriend Marc Bolan. [9] In 2014, NME ranked it number 305 in their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [10]

  9. Bill Legend - Wikipedia

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    One of three children, Legend worked as a commercial artist after leaving school, while playing the drums in a variety of bands. He was drumming under his real name for a group called "Legend", fronted by Mickey Jupp, when Marc Bolan, the man behind the new-found success of T. Rex, spotted him and asked producer Tony Visconti to approach him.