Rose Ella "Aunt Woody" Jones

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Rose Ella "Aunt Woody" Jones (Ligon)

Also Known As: "Robinson", "Aunt Woody Jones"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 2010 (77-86)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States (Stomach cancer)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Henry "Beamie" Ligon, Jr. and Flossie Robinson
Wife of Chunky Jones
Ex-wife of Garland Woodruff
Mother of Private
Sister of Dorothy Geraldine Burston
Half sister of Dorothy Geraldine Burston and Smokey Robinson

Occupation: Song writer
Managed by: Private User
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About Rose Ella "Aunt Woody" Jones

Song Writer. A former nurse. She co-wrote many songs with her brother, the Soul singer Smokey Robinson, including "Quiet Storm," "Daylight & Darkness" and "Virgin Man". She wrote songs like Breakdown for De La Soul...Silent Partner in a Three Way Love Affair for Smokey---You Can Come Right Back To Me--for David Ruffin and The Fool for Chuck Jackson. She was also the sister to Geraldine Burston . She was 82 years old. She died from stomach cancer.

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Rose Ella "Aunt Woody" Jones's Timeline

1928
1928
Tennessee, United States
2010
April 26, 2010
Age 82
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
April 26, 2010
Age 82