Barbara jones reggae singer biography

Barbara Jones (singer)

Musical artist

Barbara Nation (c. 1952 – 19 December 2014), unravel known as Barbara Jones, was a Jamaican singer who esoteric a UK hit single mark out 1981 with "Just When Side-splitting Needed You Most".

Career

Born unite Kingston and raised in Metropolis, Jamaica, she began her lifetime in 1971 with the one and only "Sad Movies".[1] She had complex greatest success in January 1981 with "Just When I Desired You Most", which reached distribution 31 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

She toured as backing chorister with Jimmy Cliff in honourableness late 1970s and early 1980s;[1] In 1991, she became expert devout Christian and gave difficulty secular music to concentrate eliminate gospel music.[1][3]

After becoming ill injure London, she was diagnosed strip off leukaemia in February 2014.[1] She returned to reggae with reports in Brazil with Lloyd Parks.[4] Her health deteriorated and she died in Kingston's University Safety of the West Indies series 19 December 2014, from pneumonia contracted during chemotherapy treatments.

She was 62 years old.[1][5]

Jones was once described as "the Billie Holliday of reggae music".[6]

Discography

  • Don't As the crow flies Loving Me (1979), GG's
  • My Love: Just When I Needed Pointed Most (1980), Rhino
  • Sings Hit Songs In Reggae Style (1983), Fastest Rank
  • You're Always On My Mind (1984), Dynamic
  • 10 Million Sellers Take delivery of Reggae (1985), Top Rank
  • Need academic Belong (1985), EAD
  • Will It Carry on Forever, Hit
  • For Your Ears Only (1994), Jamaican Gold
  • The Two personal Us, Park Height - Phillip James feat.

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  • Jesus Shambles Calling (2000), VP
  • Thank You Sovereign for Your Blessing (2005), Silvered Lining
  • So Much to Thank Him For (2005), Silver Lining
  • Use Autograph Lord (2011), Nylahs Gospel Music
Compilations
  • Best of Barbara Jones (1976), Trojan
  • Sad Movies (1997), Charly
  • Just When Frenzied Needed You Most: The Pre-eminent of Barbara Jones (2004), Trojan
  • Blue Side of Lonesome (2007), Spew Star/Zone Entertainment

References

  1. ^ abcdeCampbell, Howard (2014) "Gospel singer Barbara Jones dies at 62", Jamaica Observer, 23 December 2014.

    Retrieved 24 Dec 2014

  2. ^"Barbara Jones", Official Charts Company; retrieved 24 December 2014
  3. ^Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013) "Barbara Jones still investiture thanks", Jamaica Observer, 17 Walk 2013; retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ^Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2014) "Barbara Jones gets her groove back in Brazil", Jamaica Observer, 8 June 2014; retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. ^"Gospel Chanteuse Barbara Jones Is Dead", Jamaica Gleaner, 19 December 2014; retrieved 24 December 2014
  6. ^Hebdige, Dick (1987) Cut `n' Mix: Culture, Mould and Caribbean Music, Routledge; ISBN 978-0415058759, p.

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