I am now writing the final parts and then it will be the basic proof reading and editing process. You should never You should never meet your idols. If thats not a saying, an adage, a maxim, a motto then it damn well should be. In retrospective, back then Marc Bolan dying was just as shocking as the death of David Bowie, and some others of the brightest rock stardome. Today though, interest in Bolan is thriving. 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? Very sad that he died that way. 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. We had a little semi-detached in Croydon. she told lie after lie, somehow excusing herself from the situation like she was never there. A bolt from this fence smashed thru the windscreen, hit Bolan in the head and killed him. According to Visconti, who was there with his wife Mary Hopkin, the occasion turned into a circus. I thought I might learn the details of Marc Bolans death this weekend. 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 . Its all cycles, but this ones mine.. How can one person, then, from what Im given to understand, publically lie and not be held to account ? She told me his face looked so beautiful and he had one little mark over his eyebrow, says Tony Visconti. Marc was never cut out. 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. 25 August 2013. Gloria Jones is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, is recognised as The Queen of Northern Soul. Where previously he had been. Marc. Im 64 years old. the wheel nuts were loose, pressures wrong, slow puncture , gloria went to repair, but dont think mechanic liked her , any way the car hit concrete post and was propelled into , tying a fox in a tree, as Marc had predicted.. Did they even have seatbelts in that year and model? Bang on. , Also how could Gloria be standing next to the car? In 1977 Marc Bolan, singer from Glam rock group T.Rex, died in a car crash in London. But who would be beautiful enough to play Marc? Sadly, Marc was killed on impact. And tights. 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. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 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. Marc Bolan with girlfriend Gloria Jones and their baby son, Rolan Bolan - born 26th September - pictured 1st October 1975. . 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 It absolutely HAS to be a beautiful man failing Nye or Alex, a chap similar to both but in his 20s would be ideal. Its a very strange feeling.. Steve Harley takes up to story: Muriel Young kick-started it all. Rock singer MARC BOLAN, 29, was killed early this morning in a car crash. 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? I knew that, with Marc being Jewish, the funeral would be very quick. At least, that was the plan. Bowie was due to guest star on Bolan's ITV series . (dont get me wrong the 80s were full of musical talent). In the 1970s she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T.Rex. Only when she could not be charged . Your email address will not be published. I agree with you Steve. lovely man died so young,sadly missed still to this day. she has said in interviews that they had been driving for 45 minutes, but the bar was only a mile from where they lived. 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 was lifted out of the car by Glorias brother. It was an accident and a tragedy, these happen. James Ellis -. He loved life. She recorded the original version of "Tainted Love" as a B-side in 1964 and the powerful track was instantly forgotten - if it was known. The Day Marc Bolan Died. 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. 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. and then she became a TV producer. Was Bolan, after all this time, still dubious about talking to the press? I couldnt even believe hed died., I was sitting out in my garden. 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. 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. 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. Wait a minute. He was a passenger in a mini driven by his common law wife Gloria Jones. Marc was killed instantly and Gloria was unconscious. So we cut the passenger out and he was taken by ambulance to hospital. Marc had been drinking heavily for most of the day. 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.] There was no one there apart from me. (Image credit: Estate Of Keith Morris/Getty Images ), Marc Bolan in 1975: "It was fashionable to use my face on the cover of everything. It did 3,000., Marc had to talk everything up. and was an editor of Sounds music magazine. Rolan turned out to be a wonderful man. singer Gloria Jones, she was fortunate enough to survive the crash. How come we never heard Glorias version of events.why was she never questioned? I can say that in absolute, total truth. He was grounded in many respects. i have watched a TON of interviews with her, and you would think there was a third person in the car driving. Oh yeah, and there was a No.2 single that year as well: Jeepster. He offers his perspective on Bolan versus Bowie: Yes, Marc was a rocknroll boy. 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. Of course, meeting an idol is an occupational hazard when youre a rock journalist. ": How porn, poop and chicken coops derailed Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, Every issue delivered direct to your door. she is pure evil, and lets just say, its too bad marc didnt drive. I dont think Ive any idea. What T. Rex conquered in their decade long . I was only four years old when Marc passed so suddenly and tragically, At the time I was too young to remember him only learning about him many moons later, he really intruiged me, and as for what actually happened to him exactly on that fateful Septembers day I am sure it is very likely we may never know, and maybe its best that we dont however all the same something in my heart of heart screams very loudly, :this really did not need to happen. Their first album, Beard of Stars, was a dramatic success, but again, limited to the cult market. 1975). Yes, a movie is long overdue. She is still in hospital, with a broken jaw and serious facial injuries. But Television-Man had said we were crazy, said we were juvenile delinquent wrecks Aw man, I needed TV when I had T-Rex? Black & white. The story is false. "They did not have a lot to drink - just a bottle of wine with the meal and a few after," he said. My choice would still be Nye but theyd have to shoot it soon because hes already into his 30s. 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. 1986: Kinross Miners 'killed where they stood', 1968: Post Office backs first class service. Bolan certainly talked a good fight. Wed 16th Sep 2020 16.00 BST. Either a tall story from the guy who attended, or journalism at its worse. Still, that didnt stop Melody Maker describing Marc as a faded old tart in a live review. A few days after the crash fans broke into Mr Bolan's home and stole most of his possessions. There was an amazing trade in pillows silk-screened with his face. I can understand that Gloria was probably under the influence and the car not as well maintained as it might have been. Hi Penny..Could you please make contact with me via email thanks Bari. , 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 . Sadly but thankfully rarely, ex service members will later say they attended high profile incidents just to gain attention. Neither of the people involved had been wearing a seat belt. Elvis had died not long before, and I was round Marcs house when the news broke. Thanks. If Paul McCartney had died and John Lennon had lived, what wouldve happened then? It never happened, but his music lives on Marc had died at . And Richard got her out of Uk . Marc wanted to live forever. Marc was scared of driving and it was the drivers responsibility to ensure that they were compos mentis when doing so hence many fans will always blame Marcs early demise as her fault she couldve booked a taxi they couldve stayed in a hotel overnight many other options of course. He had been reduced to playing Londons Lyceum Ballroom on his Futuristic Dragon tour in front of just 1,000 people. It left the road and crashed into a sycamore tree. To mark the anniversary, BBC . 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. David Bowie and Rod Stewart were in attendance, as were Steve Harley and members of The Damned. Marc Bolan Death. Six months later T. Rex bassist Steve Currie was killed in a road accident in Portugal. By the end of 1973 he was drinking a bottle a day. Sounds silly to write about it now 53 years later but I have time now to reflect. Im still shocked and saddened that his house was ransacked and emptied very soon after his death was broadcast. No one can quite agree on what exactly Marc Bolan would be doing today, if hed lived. 3: Earned a degree in recording arts at Loyola Marymount . I reckon hed make a good Mickey, though, as he resembles him more than Marc. Brendon was a Londoner and was shocked by the news. 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. Choisissez parmi des contenus premium de The Bolan de qualit. It was November 1975 in the offices of Tony Brainsby Publicity, shortly before the release of the Futuristic Dragon album. We didnt meet again. I didnt understand but now of course I learned that he had a form of dyslexia. She was very badly and seriously injured. Jones broke her jaw in the accident. But theyd better get the damn hair right seen too many bad wigs when it comes to representations of Marc Bolan! During my research I contacted the archivist for the London Fire Brigade. The mini hit a tree in Queens Ride, Bawnes and was a Write-of''. news journalist, retired, Your email address will not be published. Mr. The relative success of I Love led to a one-off TV special, Rollin Bolan. That was the only indication hed been in an accident. My book: Marc Bolan. 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 . Its wheels had been balanced and a tyre had been replaced. Talking about punk, Bolan was one of the few mainstream music stars not to be horrified when Babylon began to burn. Seven years earlier I had become smitten by a certain single that had just been released . The couple had been followed home in another car containing Richard Jones. she never says sorry, or even acknowledges she did anything wrong. Im afraid it is. Gloria did not pen the song Tainted Love. He was so talented and beautiful, I love Marc with all my heart. 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. Remember keep a little Marc in your hearts. I remember one Top Of The Pops where Marc was wearing a toy plastic Roman breastplate that hed bought in Woolworths and one of his nipples was showing! Beautiful People. This topic is very interesting. This was the Song that he wrote when I was young BBC Four - Marc Bolan: Cosmic Dancer. Plus Simon Napier-Bell and Tony Visconti, who worked with Bolan; Harry Feld, his brother; Toyah Willcox, who worshipped him; Gloria Jones who went out with him and had his son; Danielz, of tribute . Whatever happened to all his guitars etc people out there know what happened !!! Hello. 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. The little girls soon started to scream for the singers whose music was aimed specifically at them the Osmonds, David Cassidy. she was crying poverty while bowie was shelling out god only knows how much to her and rolan. David was, and indeed still is, an artiste with an e at the end. Marc wasnt perfect, far from it, but he put himself out there and God bless him! It was less to do with fighting Rockers at Clacton than with the pursuit of style. Image supplied by Memory Lane Prints. Marc Bolan T. Rex | WitchesBrewPress's Blog. While driving home from a London club with Bolan, Gloria Jones lost control of her car, smashing into a tree. The car crash that killed him 30 years ago this month, brought him abruptly to the end of a . 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.. But I adored all that. Well the car was tested , and wheel nuts lose and very low tyre pressures, obviously would take control away from driver . Hello. Theyll grow up soon and change. Thats what I like, thats what Ive always wanted to do. RM E11EH7 - Sep. 16, 1977 - September 16th 1977 Marc Bolan killed in car crash. 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. Ill have to get back into cars, I might be doing something with Marvel Comics. Mark Feld grew to fame as Marc Bolan, had the number one records, the dabblings with drugs and alcohol and kinky sex that are the first fruits of rock success, and he died in a car crash in the early hours of yesterday morning, just as he once foresaw. At the height of his career T-REX singer Marc Bolan, aged 29 years, was killed when a purple Mini Clubman 1275GT driven by his girlfriend Gloria Jones, had an accident in North London on. It was two weeks before his 30th birthday. Either Jones brother, or a former fireman is a practised liar; one of them is trying to be the tenant of a lifetimes lease on the publics memory, by borrowing the fame neither the annonymity of public service should bring, and doesnt; or by being, otherwise just the brother of a performer. Gloria Jones was driving the Mini 1275GT early yesterday morning when it crashed into a tree on Barnes Common. 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 offered Marc a teatime TV series. He was a passenger in a mini driven by his common law wife GLORIA JONES. Youre clearly a nasty, small-minded clown who needs someone to blame for this. 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. Soul singer - songwriter - producer Born on 19.10.1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio Sister of Richard Jones.Mother of Rolan Bolan. Signing with RCA Records, the guitarist formed a new band with bassist Herbie Flowers and drummer Tony Newman, yet he never was able to record with the group. The tree itself, leaning over a small . Im really glad I didnt die today because I wouldnt have made the main story. When Marc died I think it was the same day as Maria Callas he got the main story, thank goodness. 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. marc was actually thrown into the backseat, and new evidence suggests that a metal spike entered his eye. 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. Gloria nearly died in the accident, and was in the hospital for several days afterwards. 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. Unfortunately, it didnt. When Tyrannosaurus Rex morphed into T.Rex, mystic aura and attentive audience (small) was replaced by wild sexuality and riotous audience (large). Too beautiful to live, too young to die, he used to brag in the heady days. But at the same time, he was strangely compelling. The book Marc Bolan: A Tale Untold will now be published in the New Year. Its all known. But Marc got a little bit lazy later on.. The car was being driven by his girlfriend, American soul singer Gloria Jones, who recorded the original version of the song Tainted Love. her lack of shame, or any trace of sadness is mind-blowing. Bolan, by contrast, was being lumped in with likes of Alvin Stardust and Showaddywaddy. 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). He had fallen a long way. Yes, you are correct, my father was the ambulance driver that attended, he was thrown through the window sadly. It caused outrage., While its true that the hits never totally dried up for Marc Bolan, theres little doubt his creative muse fizzled rather than sizzled in his latter years. Hed got rid of his drug habit, hed gone through his arrogant stage, he was almost humble. 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. 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. Product ID:dmcs_21641020_80876_736. Its also known that Gloria took the car into have a tyre change . Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, 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 . He started to evolve toward the end of his life, but it was too late. The bad years had taken little toll of his looks, but he would have been 30 next year. I know one person who shouldnt play him, though: Jack Whitehall!!! Elton John sent a bouquet. Jones was found by her brother Richard, her foot trapped beneath the clutch by the engine, while Bolan was found still in the passenger seat which had been dislodged and landed in the rear of the vehicle. Ive written some great lyrics, and people say its all mindless garbage. I was a big fan and read at the time he was thrown from the car on impact. Until a face-to-face meeting is arranged between those concerned, the event shall always be associated with tedious, time-wasting, appalling lies. The demo was put out posthumously, and it had all the signs of a great work. On September 16, 1977, he was killed in a car accident, crushed in the passenger seat of a Mini driven by girlfriend Gloria Jones. 20th Century Boy would make a great title. Im afraid it is, he admitted. Another Welshman , Alexander Vlahos (played the kings brother in Versailles), might be good in a pinch, too. The centrepiece was a huge white swan made out of chrysanthemums. He loved Tolkiens stories, but Bowie had no interest in them at all. Wikipaedia is very useful . 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. 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. 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". And America never really went for glitter, the spangles on the trousers and the facial cosmetics that dominated British stages in those years. However, those with long memories may recall the touslehaired singer making rather more public appearances in the area a decade before. His purple Mini was being driven by his girlfriend Gloria Jones, when it swerved over a bridge and crashed headlong into a sycamore tree. Marcs dead. It was unreal. Two weeks before his thirtieth birthday, Bolan was killed when the Mini his partner Gloria Jones was driving hit a metal fence. Is it a boy? It was a sunny afternoon, if I remember rightly, says Captain Sensible. Police said Bolan, 29, was killed when a car driven by his girlfriend, singer Gloria. I got a phone call in the morning from my friend Fachtna OKelly, who was the manager of The Boomtown Rats. 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 ? I was at the Weeley Festival in 1971, where Marc played. Its a tragic loss. I came up with something stock. I would also say that I had a similar mini; it could be skittish and let go at the rear end. Marc you beautiful man. Then Ride A White Swan [Bolans 1970 hit single] happened and suddenly I was very sellable. so how easy was he lifted out ? It was here that a fatal, early morning crash, ended the career of one of the great superstars of the glam-rock era, and it is to . 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. "If people still want to speculate about the manner of his death, fine. so with that in mind I wil always try to turn those negatives and nopes in to positives and hopes. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. He lived for the day. 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. Remember him saying he would not live to see his 30th birthday. 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