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Birth name | Gloria Richetta Jones |
Also known as | LaVerne Ware |
Born | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | October 19, 1945
Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1960– |
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Gloria Richetta Jones (born October 19, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter who first found success in the United Kingdom, being recognized there as "The Queen of Northern Soul".[1] She recorded the 1965 hit song "Tainted Love" and has worked in multiple genres as a Motown songwriter and recording artist, backing vocalist, and as a performer in musicals such as Hair. In the 1970s, she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T. Rex. She and Bolan were also in a committed romantic relationship and had a son together.