Gloria Jones the Speakeasy in London. In 1972, she was recommended by Warner Brothers' Bob Regere to sing backing vocals behind T. Rex at the Winterland in San Francisco. Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. Together, they had a son, Rolan Bolan (b. Sep 26, 1975). She sang backing vocals and played clavinet with T. Rex from 1973 to 1977. Her rendition of "Dock of the Bay" appears as a bonus track on T.Rex's album "Bolan's Zip Gun". Jones released an album in 1976, called "Vixen", featuring several songs written by Bolan, and he also was the
A Tree in the Meadow A Tree in the Meadow "A Tree in the Meadow" is a popular song. It was written by Billy Reid, and the song was published in 1948. The songwriter, orchestra leader Billy Reid, recorded the first version in the United Kingdom, with Dorothy Squires as vocalist. It was recorded on 9 January 1948, and released by Parlophone Records as catalog number R-3092. The biggest hit version of the song in the United States was recorded by Margaret Whiting with Frank De Vol orchestra. Other versions were recorded by Monica Lewis and The Ames Brothers with Mary Osborne Trio, John Laurenz