The centrepiece was a huge white swan made out of chrysanthemums. It was a Jewish ceremony. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. 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.. It seemed like the car, which had been a Mini, had failed to make a left hand bend, crossed the road and hit the tree. she indeed got out of the car herself! He died aged just 29 when he and Tainted Love singer Gloria, now 71, crashed in a purple Mini just a mile from home in Barnes, South West London. 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. I had a soft spot for Marc Bolan but back then there werent no internet, so we had no real access to detailed news etc. It is thought that Gloria had lost control of the car as she negotiated the bridge, striking a fence post before hitting a sycamore tree. She was a kids TV presenter she used to work with a puppet called Ollie Beak, remember him? It was an accident and a tragedy, these happen. He offers his perspective on Bolan versus Bowie: Yes, Marc was a rocknroll boy. It was a long time ago. Specifically, she broke her jaw, leg, and foot, as well as suffering serious internal injuries. Marc. The tree itself, leaning over a small . He never thought he was going to die young. Until a face-to-face meeting is arranged between those concerned, the event shall always be associated with tedious, time-wasting, appalling lies. He lived for the day. At the time of Marcs death I wasnt a huge fan, but now I really appreciate his work. 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. According to Visconti, who was there with his wife Mary Hopkin, the occasion turned into a circus. You cant believe a word of that. Whatever happened to my teenage dream ? 25 August 2013. Bolans mind was brimful of new projects, some completed, several half-finished but most of which never saw the light of day. The Grapefruit imprint has collected two discs' worth of material from Bolan's early band John's Children, while RPM has reissued two albums from Gloria Jones on one CD including the Bolan-produced Vixen. I . she could not get out of the UK fast enough. Ive written some great lyrics, and people say its all mindless garbage. Success has its degrees. The mini hit a tree in Queens Ride, Bawnes and was a Write-of''. Bolan and his girlfriend Gloria Jones were out clubbing when she crashed their car into a tree. Together, they had a son, Rolan Bolan (b. At the height of T.Rexs popularity in 1971 Bolan had had two No.1 singles (Hot Love and Get It On) and a No.1 album, Electric Warrior, an all-time classic full of cosmic boogie, slinky sex, unmitigated raunch and rounded off by bucketloads of pixie charisma. We didnt meet again. Bolan looked coolly confident, well accustomed to the experience of The Interview. I can still remember hearing the news on Radio one that fateful morning ! Once the fantasist has been revealed, only then can the healing and the forgiveness begin. BOB HARRIS OBE Someone here is a fantasist; a liar; or, has some private motive: possibly attention-seeking. 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. There was no one there apart from me. On 16 th September 1977, a car crash shocked the world of music, when a 29-year-old musician and the lead singer of British heavy metal band T-Rex Marc Bolan lost his life that night. Two weeks before his thirtieth birthday, Bolan was killed when the Mini his partner Gloria Jones was driving hit a metal fence. In fact she did not even learn of his death until after his funeral. Im afraid it is. Late reply: This entire situation sounded horrific. As Mark Paytress noted in his book Bolan The Rise & Fall Of A 20th Century Superstar: When the Mini was examined after the accident, the pressure on the offside front tyre was only 16lbs, 12lbs less than it should have been; one of the rear tyres was marginally down; and two nuts on one of the front wheels were not even finger-tight. One of the rare exceptions was Marc Bolan. T-Rex; he was 29. news journalist, retired, Your email address will not be published. He sang about the 80s just before his death and before Prince sang about the 90s in the 80s. And. Bang on. There was also talk that the vehicle may have been one of several used by Pink Floyds management company, and that it had been souped-up in accordance with the bands thirst for high-speed motor racing., I was in Los Angeles when it happened, Steve Harley recalls. Unfortunately, it didnt. All rights reserved. I hope you expose the fantasists in your book. Still, that didnt stop Melody Maker describing Marc as a faded old tart in a live review. Embed from Getty Images. Product ID:dmcs_21641020_80876_736. The British Establishment clasped him to its grisly bosom, and he appeared in anti-litter advertisements. The Flying V came up for sale as did the one he gave to ringo star , ringo sold it , and the late Bowie has one . (Image credit: Estate Of Keith Morris/Getty Images ), Marc Bolan in 1975: "It was fashionable to use my face on the cover of everything. Wanted to attend his funeral, but I could not handle it. The couple were on the way to Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. Its wheels had been balanced and a tyre had been replaced. Bolan was killed his seat swivelling through 180 degrees and ending up in the rear of the vehicle and Jones was severely injured. David can put a Kabuki painting to music, but for all his brilliance hes not a get-down rocknroller. In the 1970s she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T.Rex. As our interview progressed, it took on a jumbled, disorganised, almost stream of consciousness quality. Today though, interest in Bolan is thriving. Just one tiny little mark.. (dont get me wrong the 80s were full of musical talent). Both times at the iconic Apollo Theatre in Glasgow 1976 Futuristic Dragon Tour and 1977 Dandy In The Underworld Tour. He thrived on it., Marc was grateful to have a second chance, says Tony Visconti. I think I was still a schoolboy, actually, recalls Captain Sensible of The Damned. Marc Bolan was my inspiration at a young age, I did see him live twice. Yes, you are correct, my father was the ambulance driver that attended, he was thrown through the window sadly. Bowie was due to guest star on Bolan's ITV series . T Rex. Eddie Cochrane became one of the first of the rock legends whose fame rests as much upon the manner of his death a car crash as upon the matter of his music. They had a baby, and this year, Marc Bolan began to make a come-back. Gloria suffered a broken jaw and broken arm, but Marc was killed instantly in the crash on September 16, 1977. Surrealistic rocknroll. People got as weirded-out with Marc as they did with Bowie. The 29-year-old former T-Rex singer was killed instantly when the car being driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones,. The scale of the task ahead was rammed home when, on May 3, 1976, Marc and Gloria Jones went to see David Bowie play Wembley's Empire Pool. 0:00 / 4:45 Gloria Jones "Tainted Love" 1964 My Extended Version!!! My PA back in London said: The journalists want a quote from you. I went: A quote? Where previously he had been. Trouble is it is not the true or full story.To read the true story look up Vicky Aram who was there that night as a guest of Marc and Gloria. The pair headed to their house in Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen. I talked to Stan Lee, the head of Marvel, when the Conan The Barbarian weekly comic first came out in Britain. I was a big fan and read at the time he was thrown from the car on impact. 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. she has said in interviews that they had been driving for 45 minutes, but the bar was only a mile from where they lived. Jones only suffered a shoulder injury. marc was actually thrown into the backseat, and new evidence suggests that a metal spike entered his eye. Marc Bolan, T. Rex,Ed Cobb: Gloria Jones (nascida como Gloria Richetta Jones em Cincinnati, Ohio, 19 de outubro de 1945) uma cantora americana de soul e gospel [1]. Rolan turned out to be a wonderful man. ": How porn, poop and chicken coops derailed Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, Every issue delivered direct to your door. The T Rex star was killed instantly when his car hit a tree in south London. I ribbed him. 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. 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 . CLEVELAND, Ohio - Marc Bolan came to Gloria Jones in a dream three days before this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees - including his band T. Rex - were announced in. 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 ? So very sad. After being friendly glam-rock adversaries, the pairs careers veered off in radically different paths. Hello. All of what he says is complete nonsense. Hi Penny..Could you please make contact with me via email thanks Bari. 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. So was I. He had been reduced to playing Londons Lyceum Ballroom on his Futuristic Dragon tour in front of just 1,000 people. Im still shocked and saddened that his house was ransacked and emptied very soon after his death was broadcast. Nobody could have foreseen that., Estranged wife June Bolan (ne Child) went to pay her respects to Marcs dead body. Gloria nearly died in the accident, and was in the hospital for several days afterwards. Neither Gloria nor Bolan were wearing a seat belt.. He was so talented and beautiful, I love Marc with all my heart. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. Oh, no. Rolan's first memories are of paying visits to his mother in the intensive care ward of the local hospital. Following . She had a very clear-minded American outlook in that respect. At least, that was the plan. 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. Then this girl appeared. . 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). But at the same time, he was strangely compelling. Fans are still distressed by his death without someone trying to make it more gruesome than it was.can this man supply us with official records ? Its all cycles, but this ones mine.. Always keeps little Marc in your heart . I was on the same label as him, EMI, and hed say: Oh yeah, my new single, its done 30,000. And Id say: Marc, Ive seen the figures. Whatever happened to all his guitars etc people out there know what happened !!! Marc wanted to live forever. In 1977 Marc Bolan, singer from Glam rock group T.Rex, died in a car crash in London. I can say that in absolute, total truth. 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. Phillip Evans-Lowe was driving to work at a local dairy when he witnessed the smash. My mum came back from the shops and said: Your pop-star mate, Roley or Boley or whatever his name was, has died. I said: Not Marc Bolan! I ran round the corner, got an Evening Standard, and there it was. Mark Feld, born on September 30th, 1947 is better known as Marc Bolan, who was a singer and songwriter in 'Tyrannosaurus Rex', later 'T.Rex', from 1967 until his death in a car crash in 1977. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I reckon hed make a good Mickey, though, as he resembles him more than Marc. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. He found it within a year, with a single called Ride a White Swan that combined the bizarre imagery of his Hippy days with a driving, insistent rhythm that spelled commercial success. But Marc never got around to doing it properly. Gloria Jones lost her husband and father of her child, from a pure accident that any of us, even good drivers, could make. The car was driven by his girlfriend, American singer Gloria Jones, who crashed into a tree in Gipsy Lane, Barnes, in London. I think he means the witness Vicky who was in a car behind, He gave up writing proper poetry once he realised he could be on every girls bedroom wall with Ride A White Swan onward. I read that he was thrown from the vehicle as he wasnt wearing a seat belt.You dont know what to believe. I doubt it. She and Bolan were also in a committed romantic relationship and had a son, Rolan Bolan (born September 26, 1975), together. Through 1971 and 1972 I was much newer and fresher than I am now, and I hit a big peak. Now, he might have been forgetful. Now he was back in Britain, his explosive mouth on overdrive, fit, healthy and strutting the Beltane Walk again. Gloria has made life hard for herself , she claimed Marc to be violent , and she appeared back in Uk. Not sure my Dyslexia helps, what I establish as an apprentice mechanic In London in the 1970s , was profound , Racism Why, even William Blake would have grooved to my lyrics, you know, Ive got a great story called Future Man Buick, which is incredible, it may be done as a movie. Is there anybody with the influence, the means, and most importantly the will !, reading this, whos willing to do so, please. Soul singer Gloria Jones, 64, is best known for two things: the original classic version of Tainted Love and being Marc Bolan's girlfriend - she was in the Mini that crashed . Thank you Steve for confirming that. The car was written off, chunks of engine forced through into the passenger compartment. 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. So I went to the tree. It was thought Bolan was killed when his car hit the now much-beribboned sycamore tree. He is best known for his work with British rock band T. Rex. The guitarist, known for his talent and curly hair, died in a car crash on 16 September 1977. You can see why. Then theres the matter of lying to the police, the courts, and everyone else. Indeed, many of the burgeoning bands of the day such as Generation X and The Jam guested on Marc. RM E11DWR - Sep. 09, 1977 - MARC BOLAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH. 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. The managing director of EMI, Bob Mercer, phoned me up. Soul Funk. she was never extradited. Your email address will not be published. By the time Marc Bolan joined the ranks of John's Children in 1967, the British band had already established quite a reputation. 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