Margie Bowes
| Margie Bowes | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Margie Bowes |
| Born | March 18, 1941 |
| Origin | Roxboro, North Carolina |
| Genres | country music |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Instruments | vocals |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | Hickory, Decca |
| Associated acts | Kitty Wells, Jean Shepard, Connie Hall |
Margie Bowes (born March 18, 1941) is an American country music singer popular in the late 1950s. She had a top 10 country hit, "Poor Old Heartsick Me", in 1959. She was briefly married to Doyle Wilburn of the Wilburn Brothers.
Biography
Early years
Bowes was born in Roxboro, North Carolina in 1941. She began singing in elementary school. By the time she was 13 years old, she was appearing on TV programs including WDVA Virginia Barn Dance in Danville, WRXO-AM in Roxboro and other radio programs in North Carolina. In 1958, Bowes participated in the Pet Milk Company's nationwide talent search. She entered the contest in Nashville, Tennessee and won the competition later that year.
Recording career
Bowes signed with Hickory Records and released her first single in 1958, "Won'tcha Come Back to Me" backed with "One Broken Heart". The singles gained some attention, but failed to chart. Her next two-sided single, "One Time Too Many"/"Violets and Cheap Perfume" also failed to chart, but she made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry later that year. In 1959, she released her third single, "Poor Old Heartsick Me". The song proved very successful for Bowes, and it just made the country top 10 that year. "Poor Old Heartsick Me" remained her signature tune.
In 1959, she released her follow-up, "My Love and Little Me". The song made the country top 20 and demonstrated she was more than a one-hit wonder. Bowes appeared on ABC-TV's Jubilee USA, and between 1959 and 1960 she released three more singles, though none of them gained any further success.
In 1961, Bowes moved to Mercury Records and released a single that year called "Little Miss Belong to No One". The song just missed the top 20. No other singles with Mercury were successful for Bowes. By 1963, she moved to Decca Records and again started releasing singles that year. She had two singles that made the Top 40 with Decca. By 1969, Bowes left the label and recorded one more time for Stop Records in the early 70s.
Later life and life today
In the late 1960s she appeared in a movie called Golden Guitar. In 1995, Bowes was injured badly in an automobile accident and underwent several operations. At last report, she lived in Brentwood, Tennessee and was involved in the medical field.[1]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Margie Bowes Sings
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| 1967 | Today's Country Sound
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Singles
| Year | Single | US Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | "One Broken Heart" | — |
| "One Time Too Many" | — | |
| 1959 | "Poor Old Heartsick Me" | 10 |
| "My Love and Little Me" | 15 | |
| "Make a Wish" | — | |
| 1960 | "Day After Day" | — |
| "Are You Teasing Me" | — | |
| 1961 | "Little Miss Belong to No One" | 21 |
| "Lonely Pillow" | — | |
| 1962 | "You're Still a Part of Me" | — |
| 1963 | "Think It Over" | — |
| "Our Things" | 33 | |
| 1964 | "Understand Your Gal" | 26 |
| "Overnight" | — | |
| "Big City" | — | |
| 1965 | "I Can't Love That Way" | — |
| 1966 | "That Completely Destroys My Plans" | — |
| "It's Enough to Make a Woman Lose Her Mind" | — | |
| 1967 | "A Man Around the House" | — |
| 1968 | "Broken Hearted, Too" | — |
| "Gatherin' Dust" | — | |
| 1969 | "I Have What It Takes" | — |
| 1970 | "The Note" | — |