Despite Bolans bravado, Futuristic Dragon only reached a feeble No.50 in the UK album chart. The songs, with their Tolkien-dense imagery and dream sequences, still evoke the indefatigable innocence and wonder of the Hippy days, but the transition from cult to cash was still to be made. Russell, I was 19 at the time, and could not believe what I was hearing on the radio. Wikipaedia is very useful . I know of two in collections and I have his telecaster bought from Christies , I also have a burns flyte bass he gifted and the slab body bass he bought for steve Currie to use on ride a white swan. 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. By Richard Jones. Credit to Gloria jones and. *Marc Bolan (Marc Feld), car accident in 1977. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Bolans mind was brimful of new projects, some completed, several half-finished but most of which never saw the light of day. His music, as well as his highly original sense of style and extraordinary stage presence, helped create the glam rock era which made him one of the most recognisable stars in British rock . He went on stage and Ill never forget what he said: Hi. You can see why. 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. 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). Im still here.. The centrepiece was a huge white swan made out of chrysanthemums. David loved Marc very much, and Marc loved David.. If Paul McCartney had died and John Lennon had lived, what wouldve happened then? On 16th Sept 1977, 29-year-old former T. Rex singer Marc Bolan was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London.. 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. It was his first real hit, and Bolans elfin face and wispily Afro hair style suddenly hit the front pages, dominated the music magazines and almost single-handedly created the teeny-bop phenomenon. Geoff Barton is a British journalist who founded the heavy metal magazine Kerrang! I can say that in absolute, total truth. 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. I hope you expose the fantasists in your book. She sang backing vocals and played clavinet with T. Rex from 1973 to 1977. According to research, he was 29 years old and killed in an accident. Because her brother wasnt a fool and new she had been drinking , so got her out of Uk , that said it was the mechanic that was racist and left her wheel nut lose. "They did not have a lot to drink - just a bottle of wine with the meal and a few after," he said. His taste was for the big time. , that said did he have it on ?, i think yes he did as its a front wheel drive car the bell housing , on a transform engine would have been directly in front of his legs , but the whole engine was forced back to the passenger side . 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. Its a great idea you open up a cloak and its full of eagles. Still, that didnt stop Melody Maker describing Marc as a faded old tart in a live review. all the controversy surrounding the details of the accident are of bad taste, he has left us for now, but I hope to see him one day after I pass from this mortal coil. I agree with you Steve. He saw every little appearance on the small screen as making him more famous in Sainsburys. The tour was a supposedly low-key one, hence the undersized attendance. I saw genius', Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. It left the road and crashed into a sycamore tree. The Godfather. Alright, so I went through a period of time when I didnt want to say anything in the papers, but I think every artist goes through that". One was Malvern Winter Gardens a premier venue at the time because it also hosted the Who, the Moody Blues and the Kinks, among others and the other was Frank Freemans Dance Studio in Kidderminster. 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. Jones was seriously injured; Bolan died. 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 . During my research I contacted the archivist for the London Fire Brigade. Wait a minute. Always keeps little Marc in your heart . He was deluged with a fanmail of childish scrawls. I knew that, with Marc being Jewish, the funeral would be very quick. Gloria Jones went back to America after recovering from the accident. He was lifted out of the car by Glorias brother. #, "Thats what people forget about Marc. Marc Bolan was killed instantly. Its also known that Gloria took the car into have a tyre change . Jones was hospitalized for injuries. But theyd better get the damn hair right seen too many bad wigs when it comes to representations of Marc Bolan! yes a 1973 mini clubman had seat belts fitted , and it was top of the range 1275gt Jones broke her jaw in the accident. They had a baby, and this year, Marc Bolan began to make a come-back. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. On September 16, 1977, Marc was on his way home from a club in Berkeley Square with Gloria Jones. He was afraid to let go.. Stay safe and drive responsibly, I should add Rolan is close to him Mum and as Marc would say , thats nice ,I like that , it very sweet , I know the day when I listen the first Time your beautful voise and I lost my heart and my soul on YOU The car was driven by his girlfriend, American singer Gloria Jones, who crashed into a tree in Gipsy Lane, Barnes, in London. I couldnt gather my thoughts. He loved Tolkiens stories, but Bowie had no interest in them at all. Now he was back in Britain, his explosive mouth on overdrive, fit, healthy and strutting the Beltane Walk again. He was still in his seat and apparently dead. To the best of Classic Rocks knowledge, Jones has never spoken publicly about the smash. Presumably it wasn't considered wor. 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. 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 ? Thats when the penny dropped. Sounds silly to write about it now 53 years later but I have time now to reflect. Bolan died on 16 September 1977, two weeks before his 30th birthday. Its nice to no the full and true story of what happed that morning I was 21 at the time and my dad told me as I got up to go to work I could not stop crying for ages. released a flop of a record for Decca called The Wizard. Police said Bolan, 29, was killed when a car driven by his girlfriend, singer Gloria. THE legend of Marc Bolan, Glam Rock's inventor, is one of innovation, hedonism, decadence and tragedy. 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 The T Rex star was killed instantly when his car hit a tree in south London. Through 1971 and 1972 I was much newer and fresher than I am now, and I hit a big peak. I dont believe this either. He was a passenger in a mini driven by his common law wife GLORIA JONES. "When David started singing he and Marc forged a great friendship," recalls Jones today. After being friendly glam-rock adversaries, the pairs careers veered off in radically different paths. 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. Then theres the matter of lying to the police, the courts, and everyone else. To get there he had adopted whatever guise would advance him best - he was a mod, a Dylan imitator, and found credibility and modest success with ethereal acoustic duo Tyrannosaurus Rex. I would be surprised if Gloria had been stone cold sober..but she wasnt charged with any offense. This article originally appeared in Classic Rock #111. 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. Theyll grow up soon and change. That was the only indication hed been in an accident. By the end of 1973 he was drinking a bottle a day. 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. Late reply: This entire situation sounded horrific. Yes, you are correct, my father was the ambulance driver that attended, he was thrown through the window sadly. 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. 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. Trouvez des images et des photos d'actualits de The Bolan sur Getty Images. These days, Jones, who's 71, oversees the Marc Bolan School of Music and Film in Sierra Leone, West Africa. But hold on. And then came his brainwave, he simplified the name to T.Rex, pared down the lyrics, dusted his face with . her lack of shame, or any trace of sadness is mind-blowing. He had been reduced to playing Londons Lyceum Ballroom on his Futuristic Dragon tour in front of just 1,000 people. So I went to the tree. David can put a Kabuki painting to music, but for all his brilliance hes not a get-down rocknroller. They were barely a mile from home. Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Nowhere is the affection between Bowie and Bolan clearer than in the way Bowie took care of Bolan's son Rolan. she is pure evil, and lets just say, its too bad marc didnt drive. 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. Nevertheless, it heralded a comeback of sorts, reaching No.13 in the chart. I know exactly how you feel Susan. Bolan certainly talked a good fight. And America never really went for glitter, the spangles on the trousers and the facial cosmetics that dominated British stages in those years. The pair headed to their house in Upper Richmond Road West, East Sheen. Gloria Jones lost her husband and father of her child, from a pure accident that any of us, even good drivers, could make. Recording the otherwise lost history of all manner of British culture is very important to me. All the money accrued by T-Rex, then, legally went to Child. ": How porn, poop and chicken coops derailed Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, Every issue delivered direct to your door. Neither Gloria nor Bolan were wearing a seat belt.. 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. and should not have happened, Accidental? I would also say that I had a similar mini; it could be skittish and let go at the rear end. The car was written off, chunks of engine forced through into the passenger compartment. Bolan, by contrast, was being lumped in with likes of Alvin Stardust and Showaddywaddy. Fire service Records showed that there was no warehouse fire on that date. 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. In Britain, they bridged the stunning gap between the orgasmic excitement of concerts, and the boredom of hotel rooms that followed. Please dont publicly call someone a racist or murderer without knowing what the hell your talking about. In August 1994 Marc's former wife, June, died of a heart attack aged 48 while on holiday in Turkey, a trip she . Gloria Richetta Jones . If I knew I was telling the truth, especially about a fatal occurrence, and somebody, not by direct accusation but by countering my accurate description of events, (thereby injuring untold numbers of hearts forever), I should make it a duty in life to arrange a public meeting with them to stop it ,once and for all. Ilkka Suni, Joutseno, Finland Why do people continue to diminish the word racist? I think I was still a schoolboy, actually, recalls Captain Sensible of The Damned. K.A.L.M.I.Y.H. He was only now attempting to reassert his mercurial talents, and re-establish his popularity. Think the conspiracy theories might be getting a bit stretched. By the time Marc Bolan joined the ranks of John's Children in 1967, the British band had already established quite a reputation. She was very badly and seriously injured. . R.i.p. They helped time to pass on the long, and unsuccessful US tours. She couldnt understand how that had killed him. I played the first Tyrannosaurus Rex album recently and then I wrote about 10 songs in the same style, just to show myself that I could still do it, The high woods filled with the bones of broken gods. I wrote that the other day, its a lovely line, isnt it, I mean, how can I honestly sit down and think that in the past Ive been compared to David Cassidy? He would seize any opportunity to further his own career. lovely man died so young,sadly missed still to this day. For 5000, now you can, Watch David Bowie tease David Gilmour before joining him onstage for a spine-tingling duet on Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb, This stunning orchestral version of Stairway To Heaven, featuring Orianthi on guitar, will make you fall in love with Led Zeppelin all over again, "Where is my dog poop? Bang on. Today though, interest in Bolan is thriving. I thought I might learn the details of Marc Bolans death this weekend. The Damned werent bona fide punks, anyway. All that money ended up in trust in the Caribbean, some money was paid out to his wife at the time and then the tax man got a hold of a couple of million. But when you think about some of Marcs phraseology Tyrannosaurus Rex eater of cars. Hubcap diamond star halo. Seventy-seven is going to be heaven. [The latter being a line from Bolans final single, Celebrate Summer.] The managing director of EMI, Bob Mercer, phoned me up. You have your guess the year on Peak 107 in my area (Chesterfield Derbyshire) from the 80s onwards and its the same old stuff repeated. The time of the crash was 5am, just as dawn was breaking. I spoke with the journalist who took the interview in 2008 and to be honest he wasnt convinced at the time, but there was a Bolan Anniversary on the horizon so they ran it. Hi Penny..Could you please make contact with me via email thanks Bari. The car then crashed into a tree where it came to a halt. This is the story of his final hours, You see, my idea of rocknroll is that subterranean homesick blues feel, said Marc Bolan. James Ellis -. It was very fashionable to use my face on the cover of everything. Product ID:dmcs_21641020_80876_736. T-Rex. Whatever happened to my teenage dream ? All of what he says is complete nonsense. Ive just come across all this. she was never extradited. she told lie after lie, somehow excusing herself from the situation like she was never there. so how easy was he lifted out ? Among those left money were Bolan's wife June; Gloria Jones, whom the will describes as his secretary; and Bolan's parents -- but not Harry. Besides, the car was driven by Gloria Jones, his girlfriend. Marc Bolan AKA Mark Feld Born: 30-Sep-1947 Birthplace: London, England [1] Died: 16-Sep-1977 Location of death: London, England Cause of death: Accident - Automobile Remains . She pulled him back to normality. Lots of factors were present that wouldnt help. Thanks for the topic and the comments, still. Felt like someone ripped my heart out. I talked to Stan Lee, the head of Marvel, when the Conan The Barbarian weekly comic first came out in Britain. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, It never happened, but his music lives on My names Marc. By the side of Queen's Ride, one of the roads that skirts Barnes Common, a flight of steps ascend to the roadside memorial to rock legend Marc Bolan (1947 - 1977). People were saying that I was done for even from the time when Debora [Tyrannosaurus Rexs 1968 single] came out, he told me. Bowie was due to guest star on Bolan's ITV series . By spring 1976 Bowie had re-energised himself as the ber-suave Thin White Duke and was playing six sold-out shows at the aforementioned Empire Pool on his Station To Station tour. Marc Bolan Death. the fireman is not the only one not telling the truth. 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. In fact she did not even learn of his death until after his funeral. It was once said of the Rolling Stones: Would you let your daughter marry one of these? But as far as the stars of glam rock were concerned you had to work out the gender first. I literally could barely even peek at the publicity stills for that Sky Arts Urban Myths show, they were so grim looked more like George of The Jungle crossed with Donovan and the bloke who played Bowie looked a complete pudding as well. Now, he might have been forgetful. Police at the scene of the car crash in which 29 year old pop star Marc Bolan, of the group T-Rex, was killed, on 16/09/1977. Then this girl appeared. He was thrown out of the car during the accident and was not cut out of the car at all. I visit the site where T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan died in 1977. "If people still want to speculate about the manner of his death, fine. Jones was driving. 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. The couple were on the way to Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. Jones only suffered a shoulder injury. As the scene rotted, male prostitution gnawed its edges, but in its dedicated pursuit of style an image that could outstare the world the Mod world groomed many a future star. Jones broke her jaw in the accident. Well the car was tested , and wheel nuts lose and very low tyre pressures, obviously would take control away from driver . At the time of Marcs death I wasnt a huge fan, but now I really appreciate his work. You cant believe a word of that. 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 . Showing Editorial results for gloria jones. Indeed, many of the burgeoning bands of the day such as Generation X and The Jam guested on Marc. Rock singer Marc Bolan, 29, was killed early this morning in a car crash. Its actually the fans and media that keep Marcs popularity . Marc had died at . Was Bolan, after all this time, still dubious about talking to the press? Do you have any unpublished photos, anything, that we might all enjoy, please, from that time ? Miss Jones - an American singer who had just returned from the US - broke her jaw and is suffering from shock. He is best known for his work with British rock band T. Rex. Its all known. A face-to-face encounter with an idol can be a deflating, sobering, even depressing experience. Manchester Square was what they called an RTA station and our appliance was carrying specialist rescue equipment.. His music, as well as his highly original sense of style and extraordinary stage presence, helped create the glam rock era which made him one of the most . 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). BP Fallon visited the crash site in Barnes personally. T.Rex records worked so well because they were celebratory and a bit cheeky at the same time., But a failure to reinvent himself as successfully as Bowie cost Bolan dear. As our interview progressed, it took on a jumbled, disorganised, almost stream of consciousness quality. Mark Feld, like many another, got to make a record. He was the cosmic punk again.. A big robotic arm appeared out of a crack just in front of the coffin and moved it along the rails. For the next six and a half years their lives were to continue a universe apart, until late one night they crossed at a sycamore tree by a hump back bridge on the South Circular. Gloria has made life hard for herself , she claimed Marc to be violent , and she appeared back in Uk. According to Visconti, who was there with his wife Mary Hopkin, the occasion turned into a circus. So I miss him to this day. Ed Cobb wrote it. I still have a photo of Marc on my mantlepiece. Of course, meeting an idol is an occupational hazard when youre a rock journalist. Six months later T. Rex bassist Steve Currie was killed in a road accident in Portugal. T-Rex; he was 29. She and Bolan were also in a committed romantic relationship and had a son, Rolan Bolan (born September 26, 1975), together. 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. However, those with long memories may recall the touslehaired singer making rather more public appearances in the area a decade before. Two weeks before his thirtieth birthday, Bolan was killed when the Mini his partner Gloria Jones was driving hit a metal fence. 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. And maybe acting, too., Steve Harley: The world was a mirror to him. I found myself chatting her up. T.Rex Action Group. Marcs dead. It was unreal. So an accident, yes , was a front wheel lose on the mini , YES , if your a mechanic you would understand how dangerous and Easy to lose control , but most persons would continue to drive especially in the rain . A woman, who had been driving, was standing by a vehicle that had hit a tree and crushed the passenger, said Chris. All the events that happened subsequent to his death just added insult to injury. Besides, what Marc Bolan and T. 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