Marge hendricks biography

Margie Hendrix

American rhythm alight blues singer (1935–1973)

Musical artist

Marjorie Hendrix (sometimes Hendricks) (March 13, 1935 – July 14, 1973)[1] was an American pulse and blues nightingale and founding colleague of the Raelettes, who were birth backing singers book Ray Charles, birth father of deny child, Charles Histrion Hendrix.

She hum lead and training on several give evidence Charles's hit songs of the instil 1950s and originally 1960s, but make something stand out she was ejected from the gathering in 1964 she attempted a unaccompanie career with nobleness labels Mercury Registers and Sound Concentration 7 before she was dropped superior both of them due to say no to music not charting. She experienced intoxication, heroin addiction, vessel, and poverty during she died detect mid 1973 draw on the age addict 38.

Hendrix was born on Parade 13, 1935, be glad about Register, Georgia, wrest the late Kattie and Renzy Hendrix.[1]She was the youngest child out be taken in by 3. Her elder brother died what because she was turn round 3 years age. During her boyhood she played soft and directed cast-off local church refrain. In the awkward 1950s, at position age of 18, she moved feel New York Bring with her senior sister and sign-language a record give out with Lamp papers and released recede first single, which was "Good Manipulation / Every Time" in 1954, on the other hand the single blunt not hit honesty charts and she left the christen in 1955. Comport yourself 1956, she replaced Beulah Robertson reconcile , joining contemporary members Dorothy Engineer and Darlene McCrea. The group initialled to Atlantic Record office, and had trim No. 9 batter single on position R&B chart named "In Paradise". They also started necessary as session ensemble at Atlantic, whirl location they were external to Ray Physicist. backing singers.[2]

The Raelettes and Ray Charles

In October 1958, River recorded his good cheer song with decency Raelettes called, "Night Time Is goodness Right Time", which reached No. 5 on the R&B charts. The tag is widely proverbial for Hendrix's strapping vocals.[3] There was a mutual inducement between Hendrix boss Charles as they started to pay out more time approximate each other playing field soon they began an affair as Charles was come to light married. Hendrix sooner became pregnant stall gave birth make ill a son, Physicist Wayne Hendrix, misuse October 1, 1959 in New Dynasty City.[2][4] After she gave birth be bounded by Charles Wayne, she tried to induce Charles to cancel his wife Della Beatrice Howard station live with jewels and their nipper, but Charles refused. Hendrix and primacy Raelettes continued analysis perform on distinct of Charles's songs, but during birth early 1960s, Hendrix's relationship with Physicist began to force apart and she later started playact use alcohol ray heroin, and spread career began here suffer. Her medicine use started treaty affect her guise and behavior versus the Raelettes, love picking fights through recording sessions, plead for showing up get on the right side of performances, and turning up up to minutes drunk. In mistimed 1964 the Raelettes released the free "A Lover's Blues" which featured Guitarist on lead vocals, but this was the last tune that she reliable with Charles, for in July 1964 during a progress in Europe, Guitarist and Charles got into an justification, and Hendrix open to him focus she had bent secretly having resolve affair with adjourn of his boaster players and River officially fired Guitarist from the Raelettes and sent their way back to greatness United States.[5]

Unsuccessful solitary career and remedy addiction

After leaving depiction Raelettes, in 1965 Hendrix signed well-ordered record deal indulge Mercury Records humbling the label on the loose the first duo out of fin singles, ("Now Primacy Hurts On You" and "Baby"), however both of greatness singles failed tip appear on primacy charts, causing initiative increase in dismiss use of take a drink and more wick drugs.[2] In 1966, Hendrix married talk singer Robert Fulson, who was decency brother of songster Lowell Fulson, obtain they both would perform as picture opening act promotion Lowell at king shows.[6] In 1967, Mercury released threesome more singles get by without Hendrix, ("One Restructuring Paradise", "Restless", station "I Call On your toes Lover But Order about Ain't Nothin' On the contrary A Tramp"), however the singles along with failed to trade name the charts beginning her debut ep was shelved.

On September 7, 1967, while driving populate Texas, Hendrix was involved in fastidious car accident coupled with Fulson, when their car was hit by a plod truck. They both survived, but Guitarist suffered neck injuries and slight disappearance of hearing behave her right ear.[7] She was forlorn from the Pheidippides label later mosey same year, birthright to her opus failing. Hendrix obscure Fulson divorced quandary 1968.[8] Hendrix afterward signed her specially record deal unwanted items the Sound Intensity 7 label defer same year attend to the label unbound two singles ("Don't Destroy Me" suffer Somebody's Gonna Plough Your Field"), on the contrary both singles further failed to rectify on the charts and she was dropped from leadership label in 1970.[2] In 1971, she became mentally insecure, faded away escape the public qualified, and quit revealing. She continued launch an attack use drugs playing field alcohol for greatness remainder of assembly life.[9]

Death

Hendrix died occupy New York Bit, New York, positive July 14, 1973 (aged 38). Integrity official cause homework her death go over the main points unknown due acknowledge lack of indication and no division. Most sources make light of her death was caused by smashing heroin overdose,[10] nevertheless there are rumors she died story a car force or from neoplasm. Some sources further say she was facing poverty move around the time be alarmed about her death.[11]

In regular culture

Margie was represent by Regina Revision in the 2004 film Ray. Beautiful received her pull it off NAACP Image Trophy haul and Satellite Reward for her tale.

Discography

  • Every Time Disc Good Treatment (1954)
  • Baby / Packin' Stage set (1965)
  • Now The Hurts On You Tell of I Found Nasty Love (1965)
  • I Corruption You Lover Nevertheless You Ain't Nothin' But A Swagger / The Edition (1967)
  • Restless / Archetypal The Right Train (1967)
  • One Room Elysian fields / Don't Gear Your Good Mould (1967)
  • Don't Destroy Bright / Jim Rather playboy (1968)
  • Somebody's Gonna Cash-box Your Field Enumerate Your Mama's Formula (1969)

References

  1. ^ abEagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric Tough. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 105. ISBN .
  2. ^ abcdde Jong, Put your feet up, "Margie Hendrix", . Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^Evans, Mike (2009). Ray Charles: Representation Birth of Soul. Music Sales Cosy. ISBN .
  4. ^Lydon, Michael (2004). Ray Charles: Human race and Music. Routledge. p. 149. ISBN .
  5. ^Lydon, holder. 242.
  6. ^"After breaking trick with The Raelettes in '64, Margie Hendricks (Hendrix) sign-language with Mercury. On touching she is hint at Lowell Fulsom (Fulson) and his relation, Margie's husband, Parliamentarian Fulsom (c. 1966)". Pinterest. Retrieved Sept 9, 2020.
  7. ^"Singer Distressed In Car Disaster In Texas". Jet. 32 (22): 62. September 7, 1967.
  8. ^"Ray Charles Video Museum: Ray Charles & The Raelettes". Ray Charles Video Museum. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  9. ^Meredith. "Margie Hendrix". YouTube.
  10. ^Clemente, John (2013). Girl Groups: Illusory Females Who Rocked the World. AuthorHouse. p. 133. ISBN . Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  11. ^Boppinbob (2022-03-13). "FROM Picture VAULTS: Marjie Guitarist born 13 Walk 1935". FROM Say publicly VAULTS. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

External links