Its all writ. This article originally appeared in Classic Rock #111. Amongst many other things I recall him telling me he had difficulty reading where buses were going. Many T-Rex fans claimed that Rolan's mother had "killed their rock star." 2: Son of Marc Bolan (Feld) and Gloria Jones. And I, in turn, embraced better make relished that the chance to talk to my schoolboy (its that word again) idol. I think there should be a revival of 70s music to let the new generation of youth get inspired by pioneers of the industry. You cant believe a word of that. In August 1994 Marc's former wife, June, died of a heart attack aged 48 while on holiday in Turkey, a trip she . My point with this book is to expose the much repeated erroneous reports and false statements surrounding the last few months of Marc Bolans life and to hopefully draw a line under things once and for all. THIRTY one years ago, in the early hours of the morning of September 16, 1977, a huge fire broke out in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, pulling most of the fire appliances from the south of London. Heres how it works. I mean those who do so for paid, self-publicity, as some may perhaps either be unwell, or have become somehow deranged, which can eventually happen if you constantly dwell on morbidity, because of love, or curiosity; the constant pining seeks relief. The singer had transcended the underbelly of glam rock and had become a fully-fledged pop star, even helming his own television show and becoming a huge household name. When I started out with Tyrannosaurus Rex the press were always very good to me no one ever understood me, but it was quite nice, they helped to give me exposure. James Ellis -. My Electric Warrior character was meant to be a sort of Conan, actually, except that he didnt follow the conventional boring barbarian pattern, Bolan rambled on, going round and round in ever-decreasing circles. A few heads grumbled the words sell and out, but Bolan left them for dust. He was right. 3: Earned a degree in recording arts at Loyola Marymount . Gloria Jones went back to America after recovering from the accident. On the way home, she crashed her Mini-GT into a fence and tree. But there were drugs mostly cocaine. The British Establishment clasped him to its grisly bosom, and he appeared in anti-litter advertisements. At the height of his fame in 1972, as his band T. Rex topped the charts with singles like Telegram Sam and Metal Guru, Bolan bought a beautiful former rectory in Herefordshire, where he planned to retreat from the hurly-burly of London, relax and write songs. Product ID:dmcs_21641020_80876_736. He was getting fit, the cheekbones were coming back, he was excited, he had a great band, and the songs were getting better.. People got as weirded-out with Marc as they did with Bowie. What pees me off in this day and age is you never hear any Bolan records played on radio stations. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Jones was seriously injured; Bolan died. Do you have any unpublished photos, anything, that we might all enjoy, please, from that time ? What T. Rex conquered in their decade long . Gloria Richetta Jones . He had that tease, he had that sexuality, and he had a real sense of fun. Tony Visconti: 'What I saw in Marc Bolan was raw talent. Welcome to Bolan world, the light of love shines on ! Nowhere is the affection between Bowie and Bolan clearer than in the way Bowie took care of Bolan's son Rolan. Bolans June 1976 single, I Love To Boogie, was more of a simplistic chant than a cast-iron classic. She was the type to have one drink, then call it quits and not have any more, because she wanted to stay in control of her faculties., The spotlight fell on the Mini, which had recently been serviced. He would be good-looking and still sharp., Tony Visconti: I think he would have acted. Gloria Jones is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, is recognised as The Queen of Northern Soul. This is not just about one moment in the past; its about decades of deceit; decades of wasting everyones time with pathetic lies ; a former public official or the brother of a music personality either defaming their public office, or associating-by-their-relationto them another performers, (their sisters), career, in boring, maudlin tales of woe. The couple's 20-month-old son was not in the car when they crashed at 0400 BST on the way to Mr Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. GLORIA, or as i refer to her, the woman who killed marc bolan, was drunk, and had cocaine in her system. Its all cycles, but this ones mine.. Black & white. Marc Bolan of T.Rex would've turned 65 years old today (Sept. 30) had he not perished in a car crash back in 1977, and according to Gloria Jones - his girlfriend and the mother of his. Besides, the car was driven by Gloria Jones, his girlfriend. He specialised in covering rock music and helped popularise the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) after using the term for the first time (after editor Alan Lewis coined it) in the May 1979 issue of Sounds. Members of the Fire Brigade from Richmond and Wandsworth who actually were in attendance told me that they arrived but had no part to play and there was no cutting of the vehicle . I dont think Ive any idea. "He would never drive a car, he was always scared - Marc never had a driving licence, he refused to learn," he said. Always keeps little Marc in your heart . Six months later T. Rex bassist Steve Currie was killed in a road accident in Portugal. Marc Bolans death was so, so futile. Just my honest input , I was 21 too remember the impact it had on me as if it was yesterday, Im so sorry your life ended I always saw you on TV you was one of the best so sad your not around god bless you never forgot from Tony, never read so much crap in such a short time before, This is very strange and doesnt tally with the other witness accounts. When he came of age he was made aware of his claim to the Off sure Bolan Trust , I went to dinner with one of the lawyers of the trust and questioned, in trust for for who they agreed In Prncipe that Marc son should inherit, but as a child out of wedlock, he was held back , but the courts have now recognized Rolan and Im pleased for Marc about that . While the music itself was standard, hard driving pop/rock, the performers clothes were something else. Marc bolan was my idol. Will NEVER forget when I was told of his death. People talk such bollocks. Youre clearly a nasty, small-minded clown who needs someone to blame for this. I think he means the witness Vicky who was in a car behind, And he was very excited as you would be. He loved all the adulation and the recognition. Marc wanted to live forever. I would not know if he wore seat-belt, and even though the Mini for sure was fun driving, he for sure could have owned and been traveling in a crash-safer car. I feel thats very likely so, but should anyone have been held accountable well all I can say to that is, that hindsight is a curious thing, no one was or has really been held responsible or accountable, but the only peace of mind that I have is that thankfully I dont think Marc saw it coming as it happened so quickly that he probably was gone, before he even had the chance to process everything ( and I truly hope I am right) for his sake). I remember being in a pub when I was 20 and living in NZ, and going over to the bloke named Brendon Perry who had just joined a punk band and changed his name to Ronnie Recent, and telling him about Marc Nolan dying in a car crash. It was less to do with fighting Rockers at Clacton than with the pursuit of style. Marc Bolan, the Guru Of Glitter, was killed in a car crash in 1977 just as his career was on the rise again. BOB HARRIS OBE Lesley-Ann Jones captures perfectly the spirit of the time, and tells beautifully the wider story of Marc's extraordinary life. In the 1970s, she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T. Rex. Uma de suas canes mais famosas, "Tainted Love", foi regravada pelo grupo de synthpop Soft Cell e transformou-se em hit nos anos 1980, sendo regravada por diversos artistas . singer Gloria Jones, she was fortunate enough to survive the crash. Many years ago I though Johnny Depp would have made a good Marc then time passed and my hopeful baton went to Orlando Bloom more time passed and it looked like Aneurin Barnard (as he was in The White Queen) would have been amazing maybe the best (hes a great singer, too). Not a chance. Total class., On Bolans final British tour, promoting his 1977 album Dandy In The Underworld, he invited The Damned to join him on the road as T.Rexs support band. I still have a photo of Marc on my mantlepiece. The pair headed to their house in Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen. Remember him saying he would not live to see his 30th birthday. Credit to Gloria jones and. He was grounded in many respects. I couldnt even believe hed died., I was sitting out in my garden. "If people still want to speculate about the manner of his death, fine. It was two weeks before his 30th birthday. The leader of . Clarifying certain points and dealing with police and coroner in particular, has been a very slow procedure with many legal hoops to jump through ( or find a way around). But I adored all that. It was very fashionable to use my face on the cover of everything. He was a passenger in a mini driven by his common law wife GLORIA JONES. He was lifted out of the car by Glorias brother. He soon came across the accident and called for help. I went to 3 of the performances of 2012s 20th Century Boy The Musical at the Coventry Belgrade Theatre the first two and the last one and I absolutely loved the whole cast, including George Maguire, who played The Man Himself but sadly he might not be quite right on film, being so tall. Hair tinted with wispy gold and blue hues, he sported large square spectacles, presenting a somewhat bizarre cross between Cliff Richard conservativeness and Elton John outlandishness. Fashion was a part of the phenomenon, so were the new, cool discos of Swinging London. Agree with Steve. On September 16, 1977, Marc was on his way home from a club in Berkeley Square with Gloria Jones. T.Rex Action Group. He thrived on it., Marc was grateful to have a second chance, says Tony Visconti. Marc wouldve embraced any movement as long as it reflected well among the gullible. It was on this site on 16th September 1977 that Marc Bolan died in a car crash, when his purple Mini crashed into a sycamore tree. Recording the otherwise lost history of all manner of British culture is very important to me. I wasnt old enough to appreciate the music/loss. Think the conspiracy theories might be getting a bit stretched. Thanks for reading this. and should not have happened, Accidental? It always has been and always will be the biggest dissapointment of my life that I never met Marc in person. Sadly but thankfully rarely, ex service members will later say they attended high profile incidents just to gain attention. The car crash that killed him 30 years ago this month, brought him abruptly to the end of a . recalled Chris Watts, then a member of London Fire Brigade but for the past 21 years licensee of the Albion Inn, Bath Road, Worcester, when a call came to attend an accident on the South Circular. Im a lunatic.. Radio 1 DJ John Peel who brought Tyrannosaurus Rex to public attention ferried Bolan and Took up to Kidderminster for an allnighter on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1968, following an appearance on his Top Gear show in London. Still love him. They had a baby, and this year, Marc Bolan began to make a come-back. Her sole Motown effort , a lost masterstroke of the era, is a dazzling showcase for a . Both times at the iconic Apollo Theatre in Glasgow 1976 Futuristic Dragon Tour and 1977 Dandy In The Underworld Tour. The mini hit a tree in Queens Ride, Bannes and was a write-off . his presence in the music industry can still be felt through his works and contributions to the field even after nearly four decades of his demise When the iconic figure and lead singer of T-Rex, Marc Bolan, sadly died following a fatal car crash in 1977 and the musical world was thrown into widespread mourning. But Even sober people can (and often do) crash their automobile when driving at the early hours of the morning down dark, poorly-lit roads, even when they havent been partying all night. Police said Bolan, 29, was killed when a car driven by his girlfriend, singer Gloria. "When I arrived a girl was lying on the bonnet and a man with long dark curly hair was stretched out in the road - there was a hell of a mess, I rushed to get the police," he said. T-Rex; he was 29. Miss Jones' brother - who was following their purple mini - told police the car was travelling at 30 mph (48.3 km/h) when it crashed at a notorious accident blackspot. Im still the groover honey !! Marc Bolan T. Rex | WitchesBrewPress's Blog. When Tyrannosaurus Rex morphed into T.Rex, mystic aura and attentive audience (small) was replaced by wild sexuality and riotous audience (large). Just so sad. If Paul McCartney had died and John Lennon had lived, what wouldve happened then? (in West Germany), My first record was 20 century boy,I was hooked, so sad,why dont they do a film of his life,like Freddie and Elton. I would also say that I had a similar mini; it could be skittish and let go at the rear end. Bath Marc had died at . Im afraid it is. No other vehicle was involved. As our interview progressed, it took on a jumbled, disorganised, almost stream of consciousness quality. I havent been into cars for years. Shame on the fake fireman. A pair of doors opened up like the mouth of Hades. . Exactly..Gloria was in a coma when Marc died and didnt come around until after his funeral..so there are some obvious lies here! We were working on this rock opera called The Children Of Rarn, and I was dying to get back to him and do that one properly. After negotiating a humpback bridge on Queen's Ride, near Gypsy Lane, the car lost control. He couldnt walk past a shop window; he couldnt walk past a fucking bus stop without looking at his reflection in the glass. A few days after the crash fans broke into Mr Bolan's home and stole most of his possessions. Now he was back in Britain, his explosive mouth on overdrive, fit, healthy and strutting the Beltane Walk again. The Day Marc Bolan Died. By Richard Jones. And then, much to Bolans delight, he was offered a TV series all of his own, simply titled Marc. All rights reserved. Not one of Marcs best-known works, admittedly. AN UNTIMELY DEATH. Or why not treat yourself? He changed his name to Marc Bolan, released a flop of a record for Decca called The Wizard, and then, ever alert for a trend, joined the flower-power, LSD and mysticism cults that flowed around the Hippies of 1967. His earlier work was a joy to behold A Beard Of Stars [Tyrannosaurus Rexs 1970 album] is a classic, its in my Top 20 of all time. In the 1970s she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T.Rex. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. While driving home from a London club with Bolan, Gloria Jones lost control of her car, smashing into a tree. He is best known for his work with British rock band T. Rex. Marc Bolan was my inspiration at a young age, I did see him live twice. At the time of his death, Marc Bolan was still technically married to June Child, even though he lived with Gloria Jones. Thats the problem with me, you see. I mocked him, constantly. Seven years earlier I had become smitten by a certain single that had just been released . We didnt meet again. . Thats the amazing thing, isnt it? Thats all documented, however it could be a forgetful mechanic who just didnt tighten the wheel nuts , as for a planned accident, I think not , but it has since been found out that the car hit a concrete bollard and was propelled into the tree . Ilkka Suni, Joutseno, Finland Why tell the truth when an exaggeration would do? Bang on. On September 16, 1977, he was killed in a car accident, crushed in the passenger seat of a Mini driven by girlfriend Gloria Jones. Also he has the watch colours wrong for the time of day. Thats what I like, thats what Ive always wanted to do. By the time Marc Bolan joined the ranks of John's Children in 1967, the British band had already established quite a reputation. About the time Hackney-born Marc Bolan was enjoying his first major hit, Ride a White Swan, in early 1971, Chris Watts from Shepherds Bush joined London Fire Brigade, passing out top of his intake. released a flop of a record for Decca called The Wizard. I reckon hed make a good Mickey, though, as he resembles him more than Marc. R.i.p. Lesley-Ann Jones reveals all from her time spent with the legendary signer Reveals David Bowie's eye condition may have been caused by syphilis Tells how Bowie found letters which revealed mother. #ltjones #marcbolanINSTAGRAM: L_T_Jones It didnt mean anything. How can one person, then, from what Im given to understand, publically lie and not be held to account ? Its a great idea you open up a cloak and its full of eagles. She pulled him back to normality. Wanted to attend his funeral, but I could not handle it. I also rang Chris Watts and he couldnt even tell me who his other crew members were. RIP Marc. We need to move on now., It has been alleged that Jones was drunk at the wheel but one source who does not want to be named, but who was close to Jones at the time, refutes this: Gloria had a lot of self-control. It absolutely HAS to be a beautiful man failing Nye or Alex, a chap similar to both but in his 20s would be ideal. so how easy was he lifted out ? so with that in mind I wil always try to turn those negatives and nopes in to positives and hopes. yeah yeah yeah, His guitars , well actually a few are around , Gloria Jones was driving the Mini 1275GT early yesterday morning when it crashed into a tree on Barnes Common. Marc Bolan T. Rex Jones who drove the car in which Bolan died in a Sept. 16, 1977, crash at the age of 29 (it was ruled an accidental death) was a theater performer and was with. Jones broke her jaw in the accident. Hed just make things up. I dont believe this either. Marc Bolans funeral took place on Tuesday, September 20, 1977 at Golders Green Crematorium. Marc was a rocknroller, and his other passion was mythology. Presumably it wasn't considered wor. They were barely a mile from home. She and Bolan were also in a committed romantic relationship and had a son, Rolan Bolan (born September 26, 1975), together. And America never really went for glitter, the spangles on the trousers and the facial cosmetics that dominated British stages in those years. Back then in 1977, I was 18 and me and some of my music enthusiast friends were big fans of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. Terrible isnt it dont tell the press! Lots of factors were present that wouldnt help. Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. He would seize any opportunity to further his own career. There was all this glass on the ground; nobody had bothered to clear it up. Talking about punk, Bolan was one of the few mainstream music stars not to be horrified when Babylon began to burn. I was unable to return to London No one thinks they are going to get wrapped around a fucking tree in the early hours of the morning. But the extremely pretty young Marc Bolan had already enjoyed the fruits of that kind of triumph, and found them inadequate. They helped time to pass on the long, and unsuccessful US tours. How revolting, like he didnt matter There will be unanswered questions indefinitely, and it is a shame that todays younger generation arent exposed or more exposed to T-Rex Marc Bolan music. The eulogy was beautiful, and then this funereal music started up on the organ. Specifically, she broke her jaw, leg, and foot, as well as suffering serious internal injuries. her injuries (i want to say unfortunately, but i wont) were not life-threatening. Lets put it this way, he was badly knocked about.. BP Fallon visited the crash site in Barnes personally. Ended up here as I visited this site today as I was in Barnes and my cousin used to live in the house directly behind the crash site double nostalgia. And today Gloria,. There were decadent parties, times when he wallowed in bizarre sex. Im 64 years old. They said his name was Mark Feld, but you might know him better as Marc Bolan. It left the road and crashed into a sycamore tree. Either a tall story from the guy who attended, or journalism at its worse. Is it a girl? On September 16, 1977, two weeks before Bolan would have turned 30, returning from a party thrown by Rod Stewart, he was killed when the purple Mini being driven by his girlfriend, American soul singer Gloria Jones (she recorded the original version of Ed Cobb's "Tainted Love") hit a chainlink fence and then a tree near Gypsy Lane in Southwest You can see why. i have watched a TON of interviews with her, and you would think there was a third person in the car driving. Gloria was talented in her own right, penning Tainted Love she and Marcs son ended up with nothing.though there are rumours that the trust fund is finally ready to pay out. Gloria Jones' career began in a church gospel choir, which led to spots singing backing vocals for artists such as Phil Spector and Bob Dylan.Her singing talent and years of studying piano and composition led to a job writing for Motown at the behest of Pam Sawyer. But hold on. The little girls soon started to scream for the singers whose music was aimed specifically at them the Osmonds, David Cassidy. Assuming we are all on This site as fans of Marc , best we dont claw over Gloria , she has worked on a giving charity project , and she claims to be very poor when Marc passed away . Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine is a memorial to Marc Bolan, of glam-rock band T. Rex, on the site where he died in a car crash in Barnes, London, on 16 September 1977.Bolan was a passenger in a car which hit a part-metal and wood fence and then a sycamore tree on Queen's Ride (part of the B306, close to Gipsy Lane).A memorial stone was unveiled at the site in 1997, and a bust of Bolan added in 2002. I came back and went straight to the hospital to see Gloria she had facial injuries and her jaw was all wired up., I was in Berlin working and I immediately flew home for the funeral, says Tony Visconti. No one can quite agree on what exactly Marc Bolan would be doing today, if hed lived. and then she became a TV producer. According to research, he was 29 years old and killed in an accident. But with his days as the teen-scream Guru Of Glitter well behind him, with the great ship T.Rextasy lost off the misty coast of Albany, he needed the press. , I have witnessed first hand , if Gloria attended our large Ford main dealer in those years , she would have been at risk of getting fair service, Im not aware the wheel nuts were left intentionally loose as it a two part , job, ie re tighten by hand in the 1970s as air gun , also stripped threads , or just a forgetful mechanic . I am now writing the final parts and then it will be the basic proof reading and editing process. Rock 'n' roll lost one of its greatest talents on Sept. 16, 1977, when Marc Bolan and his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, were involved in a tragic auto accident. Marc was firing on all cylinders, Sensible recalls. [1] Hackney Hospital, London, England. The demo was put out posthumously, and it had all the signs of a great work. When we rang the hospital later they told us the driver had a broken arm and jaw, but the passenger was DOA (dead on arrival), he added. This is not factually true. All the money accrued by T-Rex, then, legally went to Child. Together with Steve Peregrine Took, who played assorted percussion to Bolans acoustic guitar and vocals, he formed the psychedelic folk-rock due Tyrannosaurus Rex in late 1967 and the following year played two dates in Worcestershire. There was no one there apart from me. So ended the life of Marc Bolan, the founder of glam rock, one of the most bizarre fashion styles British popular music has ever produced. This is not true ,Marcs brother said Marc looked perfect, like he was just asleep,Ive seen the photos of the car ,it had not been cut open ,werent wearing seatbelts,of course not,cars didnt have them then .This man wants to get his facts straight ,just looking for attention obviously and should stop spreading disinformation ,I spent a day photographing the fire brigade as a photojournalist and Ive seen what a car looks like that has had someone cut out of it .why does this man make it sound like Gloria was standing by the car ? He is best known for his work with British rock band T. Rex. She offered Marc a teatime TV series. Bowie was due to guest star on Bolan's ITV series . His pitfall was always: Lets just do one more for the kids., Captain Sensible: Crikey. Why do people continue to diminish the word racist? Cause of death was trauma and blood loss, and there is a suggestion that a bolt from a fence post punched into his temple and that was what finished him off. Over-drugged, fat and almost alcoholic, he was rescued by a lovely black American singer called Gloria Jones. Marcs brother harry , has embraced Gloria as , its Rolans Mum , I was upset to hear that when Rolan was growing up he new very little about his dad from Gloria . You think, what would Jimi Hendrix have done if hed lived? Showing Editorial results for gloria jones. She couldnt understand how that had killed him. , Also how could Gloria be standing next to the car? All in all very sad that people need to lie after the event all in all it would seem that Marc was a fairly decent sort of person. Is there anybody with the influence, the means, and most importantly the will !, reading this, whos willing to do so, please. . I think he would have stretched out into other fields. That was the only indication hed been in an accident. [2] Richard Bevan, interview with Simon Napier-Bell, 19 April 2006: "Well, Marc Bolan never came out but he was completely bisexual. 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