That's the next single by her that I'd like to get my hands on. I've heard that 'Don't Destroy Me' was pretty good. Wow Randy! You witnessed Miss Hendrix live! Not to mention Sam & Dave! You lucky man. Though it had been out and received heavy airplay However, she did not perform it at this show al. ![]() Her Mercury recording "I Call You A Lover.". She sang, but I do remember she opened withĪretha's "Baby I Love You". She was fabulous! I don't remember everything I saw her perform in 1969 on the Sam & Dave Revue. I remember reading somewhere that there are several other versions of 'One Room Paradise' by different artists.Ī good uptempo dance version that was played at the all-nighters in the 80's of 'one room paradise'Ĭant recall who it was at the moment though. Margie of course gave an amazing vocal performance but I just don't care for the song. I've heard that one before as well but I didn't like it as much as the others I mentioned. (Message edited by rodmann on July 18, 2004)Ī big rare/northern soul dancer in its day on the uk all nighter scene. Margie Hendrix fans or anyone else should feel free to share anything they know about this tragic and talented woman. In Michael Lydon's biography of Ray he mentions all of Ray's children with different woman but says absolutely nothing about Margie's son Charles Wayne except that he was born in the early 60's. I'm also curious about her son with Ray, Charles Wayne. Someone else wrote on another forum that it was a car accident. The main story is that it was a drug overdose but I've also read that she died of cancer. I've heard conflicting reasons for her death in 1973. I'm anxious to know a few things about Margie. Not even by Classic Soul artist standards! Hopefully we can all put what we know about this amazing vocalist together and change all that! I read an article where Regina was saying that she didn't have much to go by when preparing for her role as Margie because there is almost no info available about her anywhere. Does anyone have a discography of her work?Īctress Regina King plays Margie in the upcoming Ray Charles movie "Ray". I'm always on the lookout for a good record by her. I'm sure that she recorded several other gems that I'm not familiar with. I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of her recorded material but this is what I've heard so far and I've liked them all. I'll never understand how records like this failed to make the charts. Recorded for Mercury, it's a very sassy uptempo number with a kick azz band. 'I CALL YOU LOVER BUT YOU AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A TRAMP' - This is my hands down favorite by Miss Hendrix. 'JIM DANDY' - Margie recorded a soulful remake of LaVern Baker's 1950's classic 'Jim Dandy' for Sound Stage 7 Records in the late 60's. It's a nice midtempo and I think I read somewhere that it's a Northern Soul favorite. ![]() 'RESTLESS' - This one was recorded for Mercury Records. 'MY BABY ( I LOVER HER, YES I DO)' - Excellent early 60's duet with Ray. The lady could BLOW! Here's a few of my favorites: Her life was short but she left some wonderful records behind. Margie was fired by Ray in 1964 and then recorded for the Tangerine, Mercury and Sound Stage 7 labels before she passed away in 1973. They had a child named Charles Wayne sometime in the early 60's. ![]() Margie sang many duets with Ray (including 'Hit The Road Jack') and also became his lover. For anyone who doesn't know, Margie Hendrix aka Margie Hendricks was an original member of The Cookies and then became an original Raelette when Ray took over the group and changed their name in the 1950's. Lyndon do a great job of letting us know who Ray Charles really was but he painted a vivid portrait of one of the original Raelettes, Miss Margie Hendrix. I first heard about her years ago when I purchased Michael Lydon's excellent Ray Charles biography "Ray Charles: Man And Music". Am I the only person on Earth that's fascinated by this woman?
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