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Marilyn Marshall is an American singer of jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel music. She tours throughout the United States, Canada and the Bahamas. Marshall is a veteran of stage and television, and received “Entertainer of The Year” honors three years in a row in her home county of Burlington County, New Jersey. ==Early years== Marshall began singing when she was three years old. She began playing piano by ear at the age of six; however, she took music lessons, which according to her music instructor could not last too long because she was playing unusual chord changes better than the music teacher. Marshall liked to write poems and soon wrote lyrics to melodies she composed. She played both piano and organ. In the fall of 1965, during an afternoon of rehearsal, a bandleader approached asked if she would be interested in joining his group as an organist and vocalist. The group was already contracted for engagements at the Officer’s Club at McGuire AFB as well as the Fort Dix Officer’s Club in New Jersey. Marshall was the lead vocalist for a variety of acts, including touring the Jersey shore circuit in the 1970s with the Jackie Vee Band. She was a featured vocalist for the Count Basie Orchestra. She worked at Club Harlem in Atlantic City, opening for James Brown and Junior Walker and the All-Stars. Her television appearances include being a regular entertainer on ''Dialing For Dollars'' with Larry Ferrari, and on Al Alberts Showcase airing on WPVI-TV 6 ABC in Philadelphia. She also made a guest appearance on Bill Cosby's ''You Bet Your Life'' television show. She has shared the stage and opened for The Intruders, Delfonics, G.C. Cameron, The Blue Notes’ Gil Saunders, Bunny Sigler, and Richard Street and Damon Harris. Her debut album, ''Just Us Two'', was released in 1996,〔(Trenton Times Newspaper Article by Curt Yeske )〕 and the featured track "Give Me Back Romance" gained local airplay on WCBS FM, WDAS-FM, WBZC and WRDV FM in Philadelphia.〔(WDAS FM Artist Album Profile )〕 Her philanthropic efforts include performances for a 2001 benefit for the national Damon Harris Cancer Foundation;〔(Damon Harris Cancer Foundation )〕 Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation, 2002; Bill Deal Cystic Fibrosis Fund, 2003; and donates a portion of the proceeds from her album ''Hold On'' and entertains at the annual fundraiser for Hold on to Education Foundation Inc.〔( Hold On To Education Foundation Inc. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marilyn Marshall (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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