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CAREER Jones' entry into the Music Industry followed the same pattern of many African American Artists . She was the daughter of a Minister and studied classical Piano for ten years, before joining a Gospel group singing in church which included amongst others, future stars such as Billy Preston . At the same time she also sang Backing Vocals for Phil Spector and Bob Dylan . Eventually she was to meet a future writing partner 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 . She was also the girlfriend of T. Rex singer Marc Bolan with whom she had a son, Rolan Bolan . She sang backing vocals and played Clavinet with T. Rex from 1973 to 1977. She was the driver of the car, an Austin Mini , that crashed and killed Marc Bolan on 16 September 1977 . {Link without Title} Jones recovered and quickly moved back to Los Angeles with her son, who became a Model for Tommy Hilfiger , as well as a Musician . Although Jones was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, she never returned to England to face the allegations. She maintains that the heel of one of her platform shoes got caught in the pedals of the Mini. After very minor musical success in the 1990s , Jones quit music and then relocated to South Africa and became involved in Charity Work . {Link without Title} Gloria Jones should not be confused with the Gloria Jones who was an original member of The Blossoms . BACKING VOCALIST WORK
DISCOGRAPHY Solo singles
Singles - As writer/producer (with Gonzalez)
Solo studio albums and EPs of ''Windstorm'']]
Solo compilations
T. Rex albums
Steve Harley albums
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