BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Description: Vocalist, USA
Known For: Member of gospel family group The Jones Singers.
Instruments: Voice
Music Styles: Soul, Easy listening
Location: United States of America
Date Born: 14th December 1944
Location Born: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
Date Died: 14th March 1972
Location Died: Harlem, New Jersey, United States of America
Cause Of Death: Diabetic
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BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Linda Jones
An American soul singer. She started in her family’s gospel group the Jones Singers at the age of six.
Her first recording was “Lonely Teardrops” under the name Linda Lane, on Cub Records in 1963, and she had unsuccessful singles on Atco Records in 1964 and Blue Cat Records the following year.
She signed with Warner Bros. Records subsidiary Loma Records in 1967 at age 27 and released the biggest of several hits, “Hypnotized”.
Soon after her career took off, however, she was diagnosed with diabetes and died in 1972 after she collapsed backstage at the Apollo Theater.
By her father:
“She did not collapse backstage at the Apollo during her week engagement, rushed to the hospital slipped into a coma and passed away.
She went into a diabetic coma. My grandmother called the ambulance and they rushed my Mom to the hospital and on March 14, 1972 at 27 not 28, she passed away in Newark NJ where she was born as well.”
Albums include.
Hypnotized (Loma Records, (1967)
A Portrait Of Linda Jones
For Your Precious Love (1972)
Let It Be Me (1972)
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