Gloria Jones Junior Walker's "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" (writer/producer) and the Four Tops' "Just Seven Numbers" (writer). In 1970 she provided backing vocals on Ry Cooder's eponymous first album. The most remembered song that Jones penned was Gladys Knight and the Pips' "If I Were Your Woman", which was nominated for a Grammy in 1971. Jones left Motown at the end of 1973, following the release of her album "Share My Love". Jones first met Marc Bolan of T. Rex in 1969 while performing in "Hair" (Los Angeles cast). While touring in Europe, Bolan and Jones met for the second time at
Roots (1977 miniseries) and Ralph Waite ("The Waltons"), were cast against type as slave holders and traders. The film score was composed, arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones, and the soundtrack album was released on the A&M label in 1977. Allmusic's Richard S. Ginell said "Quincy Jones has been threatening to write a long tone poem sketching the history of black music for decades now, and he has yet to do it. This project, rushed out in the wake of the 1977 TV mini-series "Roots", is about as close as he has come. A brief (28 minutes) immaculately-produced and segued suite, Roots quickly