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Friday, December 07, 2001 DETROIT --As one of three sisters in the group The Jones Girls, recording artist Valerie Jones was known as the shy one who preferred attending college as a business major rather than working as an entertainer. Known for their harmonizing, Ms. Jones and her sisters, Brenda and Shirley, sang backup for numerous Motown artists. The Jones Girls made four albums for Philadelphia International Records in Los Angles, and had a smash disco hit with You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else in 1979 and another hit with Nights Over Egypt. Ida Johnson, a family friend, met Valerie Jones and her sisters when they were just little girls. "Their mother was a gospel singer and one day she brought in these three little girls who had harmony even then," Johnson said. "I played the organ with them and soon we were singing at different churches on the weekends. Even then they were something to behold." A native Detroiter, Ms. Jones died on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, at Sinai Grace Hospital. She was 45. The cause of her death has not been determined. Survivors include her mother, Mary Frazier Jones; a son, Felton; and her sisters, Shirley and Brenda Jones. . | Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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