Born 14 December 1944, Newark, New Jersey, USA, d. 14 March 1972, New York … Read Full Bio ↴Born 14 December 1944, Newark, New Jersey, USA, d. 14 March 1972, New York City, New York, USA.

Linda started in her family's gospel group the Jones Singers at the age of six. Her first recording was "Lonely Teardrops" under the name Linda Lane, on Cub Records in 1963 her biggest hit was "Hypnotized", which almost made the US Top 20. Black Music magazine described her as "perhaps the most soulful singer in the history of R&B music"

A diabetic, Jones passed away 14 March 1972 before arriving to the hospital in Newark New Jersey. She went into a sugar coma in her sleep at her mother house.

Bio corrected by Terry Jones the daughter of Linda Jones

I Who Have Nothing
Linda Jones Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'I Who Have Nothing' by these artists:

014. Shirley Bassey I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
Ben E King I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
Ben E. King I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
BIG S.I.N Share my life, take me for what I am Cause I'll…
Brian May I, I who have nothing I, I who have no-one Adore you…
Dame Shirley Bassey I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
David T. Walker Share my life Take me for what I am 'Cause I'll never…
Gladys Knight I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
Haley Reinhart I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…

Jack Light I have nothing left to capture Sometimes I forget about what…
Jedi Mind Tricks I, I who have nothing... Verse I: Ikon Intersections in re…
Joe Cocker I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
Jordin Sparks I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
Kerry Ellis & Brian May I, I who have nothing I, I who have no-one Adore you…
Lil Rob I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
Luther Vandross I, I who have nothing And I, I who have no…
Luther+Vandross I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
Puddles Pity Party I I who have nothing I I who have no one Adore you And want…
Reinhart Haley I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…
Ricardo Suave I, I who have nothing, I, I who have no one. Adore…
Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway I, I who have nothing And I I who have no one Adore…
Sanchez Share my life, take me for what I am Cause…
Shirley Bassey I, I who have nothing I, I who have no one Adore…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Linda Jones:

A Last Minute Miracle I thought I'd found the right guy, but another girl…
Hypnotized (Hypnotized) La la la la la...ha ha Hypnotized, you've got …
I Can't Make It Alone Now you know me You know how proud I am And what…
I Can't Stand It I can't stand the pain of love When you get all…
I Just Can't Live My Life (Just can′t live my life) Ooh, baby (can't live my…
I've Given You the Best Years of My Life Everytime I feel how life goes by I recall the scenes…
Seeing Is Believeing Seeing is believing And in my arms I see her She's here,…
Seeing Is Believing Seeing is believing And in my arms I see her She's here,…

Your Precious Love Your precious love Means more to me than Any love could ever…

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Comments from YouTube:

Jason Tribue

3y↑13

This woman was singing this song from her SOUL. So much emotion. she was begging for that love. I was there with her🙌🙌🙌

Mrs. Jimmy Scott - Jazz Wife 1

44w↑1

Linda was the deepest, pleading-est , most authentic in her feelings & phrasing than any of the other female singer in the 1960's soul era.

Joel Williams

9y↑32

Linda Jones kills this song with such a beautiful, powerful voice. She's a classic act which no one else can compare to.

Timothy Holloway

9y↑2

Joel Williams Yes she did.

Ricky Madoff

6y↑1

I'm 49, and I have been schooled.

Jacqueline Burwell

Amen

William WAtt

4y↑2

The greatest woman singer in the world i am only quoting Patti LaBelle and if any body knows Patti knows

Mark Drinkwater

@William WAtt Patti has always made it clear that Aretha was the greatest singer of all time. Linda had a big voice but only a fool would put her on the same page as Franklin.

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1408alan

16y↑6

This is without doubt the best version of the classic song. Simply drenched with the anguish of hopeless love, it is just exquisite. Linda was a remarkable singer.

Bug Z Juliano

6y↑13

So many people have covered this song & respectfully in their own interpretation, but to me the Great Linda Jones's version is the only one that matters to me. Her passionate heartfelt soul really brings on home to me. Immaculately On Point!!!
R.I.P.

Sheila Davis

I am quite sure Ben E. King the 1st artist that sung it but of all the covers I heard as of today Linda is my favorite one you can hear a little bit of the song Hypnotize in it also Shirley Basset does a great cover also 🎶 🎹🎸🎷 September 23, 2021

DD Brown

I also like Dee Dee Warwick’s version,, very smooth

black40sunrise

Luther Vandross does a pretty good job on this song as well 💫😍🥰💞💖🕊

fabian f

4y↑6

One of the best versions of this song i have ever heard, she killed it

drwhatson

11y↑8

No female singer can touch Linda Jones in the Soul stakes. Even Aretha at her testifying best sounds refined next to the sheer emotion this lady emitted - almost (but never quite), losing control. You feel torn up, scorched and sanctified after listening to her sing.

Mark Drinkwater

Jones can never be on the same celestial level as Franklin. Aretha's voice and soulful.emoting through song is unmatched.

Jamal Graham

7y↑36

the best soulful singer , she can't be replace ed

Eloise Pretty Black

5y↑2

My all time favorite!

Michael Campbell

JAMES BROWN AND ARETHA FRANKLIN SAID SHE WAS THE BEST AND I AM IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THOSE TWO ICONS!

Mark Drinkwater

@Michael Campbell Aretha never said that, Aretha knew from a child that her voice was the greatest. She liked Linda's gospel soulful style, but her voice can never compare to Aretha Frankn's celestial tone and supreme sound.

Emanuel -jamal

47w

@Mark Drinkwater each has their opinion , I say the five best of any area are: Linda Jones, Phyllis Hyman, Sarah Vaughn, Billie holiday, Karen carpenter, then come the rest --gladys knight, Patti LaBelle, Ruby Nash, angels wimbush, Aretha Franklin, Marilyn McCool, Whitney Houston, Angela bofille, , and then the third level: Patti Hamilton of the love lights, Brenda Holloway, Ledisee, Esther Phillips, Diane Washington, and the lady from the UK who sings gold finger.

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Benita Pollard

7y↑4

Such an original unique voice. There will never be another one like it.

Carmen Owens

7y↑27

THERE'S NOT ANOTHER VOICE LIKE HERS

Arte perpetuo

5y↑3

Tremenda vos de está genial artista,la pasión de de su canto transmite emociones y me conecta con la letra de la canción.siempre estarás viva por que tu vos resuena en el tiempo .

Bobbie Allen- Coleman

6y↑6

WOOOOO, that's all I say about this young lady. Powerful!!!

Veneitta Brown

9y↑5

One of the best female artist. Her voice was soulful and her deliverance was exceptional! Hypnotize was my late cousins favorite song. I understand why. RIP too my cousin Edward DeJan and the Immortal Linda Joned.

Veneitta Brown

Jones

Bobby Ovieda

9y↑11

Love her voice

Deborah Purvis

6y↑15

Linda Jones sings to your soul! My late husband and I had many a love-filled night, with Linda telling of our love in the background. Rip to a great lady, and singer, gone way too soon. and to my husband, the Love of My Life, Edward W. Purvis, Jr. Love No one but you, Still.

Genetta Lacey

5y↑2

Linda, will always live in our hearts. We know what this beautiful music means.

Jack Spry

2y↑1

RIP Linda Jones (December 14, 1944 – March 14, 1972), aged 27
You will always be remembered as a legend.

Brian Hines

6y↑4

Wow! What a powerful voice from a dynamic Singer! I haven't heard of Linda Jones until I You Tubed another Singer earlier this year.

veganpitstafflover

8y↑14

Wow, was this song ever sung with so much passion????!!

Pharaoh Sanakht

4y↑1

My favorite version of this song. Linda Jones stamped and sealed this song.

Shane C

3y↑1

I don't know who she is or why YouTube suggested her to me but I love finding new music discoveries! This cover is what I didn't know I needed.👌

Wonder Filled

5y↑1

No one has ever ever sang like Linda Jones! Too too underrated...

John Jones

Damn her voice so pure!

CLEOKGB BROWN

11y↑5

RIP LINDA YOU ROCKED WHEN YOU WERE HERE!!

Joan Rogers

6y↑1

One of the GREATEST SINGERS THERE IS!!!

Stella Maris Bustillo

Increible voz.

ManiacMonkboon

12y

Love it. Added to my "I who have nothing" playlist.

Shelly Lavigne

6y↑2

Love her!

Michael Gannaway

8y↑23

LOOKING BACK AT : LINDA JONES

Soul Singer, Linda Jones Death At 27
Linda Jones died at 27 years and 91 days old on March 14, 1972. Her death was attributed to complications from diabetes which she had suffered from since childhood. Jones was in many ways the epitome of the American female soul singer, with a range and power that made her recordings dramatic, passionate, painful, and cathartic. Her musical style was many years ahead of the times in the genre of R&B, being much more similar to modern singers in her melismatic and histrionic vocalizations and treatments. Unfortunately, she was cut down just when it looked like she might have some degree of success after many years of struggle. This was yet another irony that seems to stick to members of the forever 27 club like glue, and certainly leads one to wonder about the cruelties of fate – or the curse of impending stardom.

Jones was born on December 14, 1944, in Newark, New Jersey. Her talents were evident to her musical parents from an early age, and she joined the Jones Singers when she was 6 years old. The gospel group was a source of inspiration and education for the young girl, and she thrived in the unique setting. She undoubtedly learned her approach to singing in this real-life school, since her recordings have many of the hallmarks of gospel – the energy and passion, the choral back-ups, the church-derived instrumental accompaniment. When she was 19 she made her first recording, a song called “Lonely Teardrops,” released with the name of Linda Lane. After a couple of years and labels were unsuccessful for her, she was signed to a subsidiary of Warner Brothers Records, Loma, in 1967 and had her first hit with “Hypnotized.” In 1971 she joined Turbo Records and recorded for them until her untimely death.

It was at this promising point in her career that she learned the true nature of the symptoms that had bothered her for some time – diabetes. With some hit singles under her belt and a growing reputation as a powerful and one-of-a-kind female soul stylist, she was appearing at the famous Apollo Theater in New York City. She had gone to her nearby home to rest between an afternoon show and a scheduled evening show when she suddenly lapsed into a coma from the disease that she had only recently learned she had. She died at 27 in the hospital soon after arriving there. She is buried in the Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey.

Melissa Jaramillo

7y↑1

Nada nada tengo de comentario
. M m

Mark Drinkwater

She was a talent, but Aretha was using intricate vocal runs as a teenager in the 1950s, and her vocal elasticity and agility and speed of runs and space like otherworldly sound of the late 60s is unmatched. Linda had a big passionate voice with great head 'whoops' voice but her sound can never compare to Aretha's celestial and awesome sound.

Krat Singleton

Never gets old

lloyd peoples

7y↑3

this has always made me cry,still to this day.

pevuman

9y↑2

love it !

kingyellow21

13y↑1

SHE CAN RUN THE FULL SCALE OF MUSIC MY AL TIME FAV FEMALE SINGER SOUL FEELING PASSION WHAT A MAN NEEDS

Jerome Adams

8y↑10

LOVE TO HEAR HER SING NOT ON THE OUT SIDE/ PRECIOUS LOVE SO MANY I CAN GO ON LOVE HER MISS HER

Jacqueline Burwell

Amen to all of those songs

Live Love

So much great talent came from where I was born but we dont get the recognition like New York. She was amazing. I'm so sorry she died so soon

turquoiz

16y

Yes, her remarkability still stands.

JHP Stories

44w↑1

First heard this from Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway; both versions are streaming with soul.

Tabbazz Seaye

Linda Jones was a phenomenal singer her first single was released in '67 ....

Mrs. Jimmy Scott - Jazz Wife 1

43w↑1

Linda's first release was on the Cub label "Lonely Teardrops" in 1963.
She also recorded several songs on other labels with producer George Kerr between 1963 -1967 until they had a hit in 1967 with the fabulous "Hypnotized".

Tammy Toon

7y↑4

The Amazing Linda Jones RIP!

Eddie Lucheano

1y↑1

a long time favorite of mine!

Alejandro Ibanez

9y↑5

OMG this song makes me cry every time.

Prince Saint James Xzavier Shabazz - Rockwell

Soul Touching Singer

Hey There

Every time I here this song, 😢 like a baby ❤️

Live Love

4y↑1

Sang from her soul

blaggard132

15y

Next to Shirly Bassey's original version of this song this is the best and most soulful version were Shirley stands and belts the song Linda wraps herself around it and pulsates it

Tyrone Davis

Now, I want to pose this question to everyone listening to these cuts. If you are a Baby Boomer you may be more in tune. Ok, the song by Linda Jones, “ That’s When I’ll Stop Loving You”. This cut says it all. Just pull it up and think a 60-70 reality now a 2000-2019 reality. Just as significant now as it was then.
These cuts are coming back because they got into the inner parts of us and today we all need a lot more of that!

Mrs. Jimmy Scott - Jazz Wife 1

43w↑1

Summer of 1963, I bought the original version by Ben E. King, loved it!!!
Later in the Fall of 1968, I heard Linda Jones even more Soulful deeper version and bought it! Others Artists also covered the Lieber & Stroller song such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey for example and a few others since then......... Jennifer Holiday, & Whitney Houston also sang nice versions but the "Soul Queen" Linda Jones wore the crown for the deepest most soulful version! ~

Wade Genwright

The Almighty Amazing Superior Voice Quality Of The Fantabulous Linda Jones Splits My Spleen And Rips My Soul From It's Socket

Indigo Arra

Best voice

Lolli Aztec

10y↑1

Wow brings back alot of memories,all that pain is gone

Mrs. Jimmy Scott - Jazz Wife 1

3y↑1

YESSSSSS.................. "Queen Linda" ~

Home Base

This is the cover I was looking for!

Emanuel -jamal

47w

Such a beautiful soulful sprit and standard soulful sound in her legendary sound, besides she being my favorite singer of all time, the best of to best was Linda Jones./ From juney Jamal Graham of DC./ Essences of Jamal

JO 7Z

The Wu Tang bring me here, they made my funk and soul culture...
What a voice, Rip Lady

Michael Campbell

It doesn't matter how you got here, as long as you are here.

Ansray Thomas

Powerful

lsmyp Lsmyp

Linda Jones you are so revelant...Still Listening.

Brigitte Fowlers

Greatest female singer that ever lived next to Teena Marie and Phyllis Hyman

Michael Campbell

Teena Marie copied her style of singing, check the history. Raw soul without all the acoustic and studio sounds. This is a true soul singer, teena Marie a very good singer, but she's not a soul Singer.

Mark Drinkwater

Aretha makes them all sound very mediocre.

GiGi LovingLife

Never ever be replaced

Jahneeta Dyer

9y↑7

FunkyMarcel I listen to both artists performances they are excellent in their own right but Linda Jones puts more soul into her performance for my taste. This is my opinion its not to take away from Shirley Bassey but if I were to perform this tune I would use Linda's as my measuring instrument. Its personal preference not that one is better than the other.

Tyjah Khan

13y

Y'all Forgot About Gladys' Version!!! Now Gladys' Nailed It Too!!!

shellyboy9

13y

Not a bad version at all. I honestly don't know what pecart66 is talking about. She maintains pitch well through the song with only a few misses (the first "you" second verse,"girl" third verse). Screaming? Whiney? This is how high pitched female pop voices sound when reaching for high notes. I also am not young, and used to performs (not very well), and have an idea what good is. By the way this is a talk and sing song. Good version by a good singer.

hepette

15y↑1

thks so much turquois i really like your selections! jane from MOTOWN! u go gurl!!!!!!!!!

Rio Frane

I'm from indonesia,linda jones amazing

BigCeefromAL

12y

I prefer Ben E. Kings version over all the others

1perfectlyblind9

My goal is to get theu this without crying! Sigh!

drwhatson

11y↑1

What's all this nonsense about Shirley Bassey recording the "original version"!!?? Ben E. King recorded the original version (in English) of what was initially an Italian song, rewritten by veteran R&B songwriters Leiber & Stoller (famed for their hits with the Coasters etc.), so it's Soul pedigree is assured.

rafy r.

6y↑1

Fantastic version but shirley bassey's one is better, no possibility to overtake her

D Slam

5y↑4

wow...her version is tight....i can feel her pain...yikes....

Wonder Filled

On another note now you see what Teena Marie was wishing for... 😂😂😂

Joe Ortiz

💚💚💚💚🤘🏼💨

Linda Jackson

Gm edagdwg God bless her heart she has a wonderful voice God gave her a crying painful voice she used it very well her and mavin would have been to much Linda j.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯💯

Prince Saint James Xzavier Shabazz - Rockwell

4y↑1

Make a Grown old school Gentleman Thug Cry

Carmen Salas

Yasss sing

Michael Beza

Sing it

Tyrone Evans

7y↑4

Yes to my god mother rip in heaven love you and miss you Tyrone Evans from long island ny

Renee Charity

7y↑1

Linda Jones is music helps me get through the day. thanks for letting me voice My apeuion.

curtis mayfield

13y

LINDA JONES DIED IN 1972 R.I.P.

MrDuffmann

10y↑14

is it even possible to top Shirley Bassey? ....Oh wait I guess so, bahahaha

DeKa

PANAMÁAAAAAAAAAAA

vanessa4u4evr

15y

Oooh baby.

Annette Raby

I love you ❤️ you buy her diamonds

Simet Beats Ache Dos

9y↑13

Mic Abe!

Quentin Mathes

8y↑1

Rip sporty Lee Love

Nick Foles

5y↑1

50 cent get the message sample #@1:29

Symphonic Beats

14y

Damn

KPR Legionowo TV

Kto od Prysa? Poland <3

yipiyou

Respiro,domino,vigilo mis técnicas con sigilo ,consigo la marca exacta de skinny caps arte vandal technics y caps

리오테르탁코

MIC ABE!

turquoiz

16y↑1

Yes, I have it blocked so I won't get all the spam emails.

Marley

1:01

samuel leon Bullock

14y

pay much be something!!!;what

weenactm

Mic aberracion - Graffity

willie stephens

to me she real kill for your precious love frome the other 3 who song the song

Bryan G

agte el sane

Neo On The Beat

Mic aberracion - graffiti

Marvin Tyler

Yahwdah Yisrael

9y↑1

Wow new to me tha k u

yoo

jack dee ctmm

Cristotorres. mancilla

5y↑1

Graffiti - mic aberración

Toallín

Mic Abe

Thon Rusler

13y↑1

Sorry miles-but I am not a young person,and after working in/for over4000 concerts and artists I feel she talks too much-screams and is off the charts,anyone can scream a song,but as each artist is ,each does..I will however seek other recordings by her and revisit her work Still offkey and winey

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