Pop star Marc Bolan and girlfriend Gloria Jones 1976

16/09/1977 - ON THIS DAY IN 1977 - Marc Bolan, lead singer of the band T-Rex, is killed when his car, driven by his girlfriend Gloria Jones, smashes into a tree in South-West London Pop star Marc Bolan, of the group T-Rex, and his girlfriend, American singer Gloria Jones, at a party thrown by fellow pop star Rod Stewart, in London.