Thelma Jones has been played on NTS in shows including The Do!! You!!! Breakfast Show w/ Charlie Bones, featured first on 28 July 2015. Songs played include I Can Dream, I Can't Stand It and How Long.

b. Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Thelma Jones comes from Fayetteville, North Carolina, with her musical roots steeped in gospel.

She was introduced into the music industry by her husband James Hazley, who had a record company called Uptown Productions in New York.

Her first recording came in 1967 with the single 'Never Leave Me' on Barry Records.

The single fared well on the R & B charts, so Jones remained at the…