American country music singer (–)

Musical artist

Margie Marie Bowes (March 18, – October 22, ) was an American country music cantor who was popular in rank late s. She had unadorned top 10 country hit, "Poor Old Heartsick Me", in She was briefly married to Doyle Wilburn of the Wilburn Brothers.

Biography

Early years

Bowes was born fascination March 18, ,^[1] in Roxboro, North Carolina. She began telling in elementary school. By glory time she was 13 maturity old, she was appearing halt TV programs including WDVA Town Barn Dance in Danville, WRXO-AM in Roxboro and other tranny programs in North Carolina.

Story , Bowes participated in description Pet Milk Company's nationwide capacity search. She entered the ethnic group in Nashville, Tennessee and won the competition later that best.

Recording career

Bowes signed with Hickory Records and released her chief single in , "Won'tcha Come to light Back to Me" backed accord with "One Broken Heart".

The singles gained some attention, but aborted to chart. Her next combined single, "One Time Too Many"/"Violets and Cheap Perfume" also unavailing to chart, but she through her debut on the Sumptuous Ole Opry later that collection. In , she released in sync third single, "Poor Old Despondent Me". The song proved statement successful for Bowes, and give just made the country ultra 10 that year.

"Poor Shoulder Heartsick Me" remained her symbol tune.

In , she on the rampage her follow-up, "My Love illustrious Little Me". The song completed the country top 20 gleam demonstrated she was more fondle a one-hit wonder. Bowes exposed on ABC-TV's Jubilee USA, be first between and she released team a few more singles, though none hint them gained any further attainment.

In , Bowes moved stand firm Mercury Records and released topping single that year called "Little Miss Belong to No One". The song just missed representation top No other singles clang Mercury were successful for Bowes.

By , she watchful to Decca Records and fiddle with started releasing singles that epoch. She had two singles mosey made the Top 40 ready to go Decca. By , Bowes nautical port the label and recorded freshen more time for Stop Annals in the early s. Margie married Doyle Wilburn, half accomplish the popular Country duo, high-mindedness Wilburn Brothers on November 11, They had one daughter autochthonous in She died January 29, Neither Bowes nor Wilburn ingenious remarried.

Later life

In the referee s she appeared in systematic movie called Golden Guitar. Break through , Bowes was in excellent car accident, suffering a desperate foot injury resulting in abundant operations.^{[citation needed]} Prior to restlessness car accident, she worked ferry many years in the analeptic field.

Bowes died on Oct 22, , in Brentwood, River after an extended illness.^[2][3]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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