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Dr. Myrna Hague-Bradshaw, better known as Myrna Hague, known as "Jamaica's First Lady of Jazz", is a Jamaican lovers rock and jazz singer and actress, who recorded for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One. ==Biography== Hague's career began in the mid-1960s.〔Olivia Leigh Campbell (2006), "(Myrna Hague: Over the cancer trauma and searching - Ten questions for Myrna Hague )", Jamaica Observer, 9 January 2006〕 She performed at jazz venues in London and recorded for Studio One, notably the ''Melody Life'' album.〔McDonald-Whyte, Novia (2008), "(There's Something About Myrna )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 27 January 2008.〕 ''Melody Life'' included some of her most popular singles, including the title track, "How Could I Live", and "First Cut Is The Deepest".〔(''Melody Life'' at Roots Archives )〕〔Cooke, Mel (2011) "(Myrna Hague Takes 'First Cut' Of Reggae )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 6 March 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2012〕 Hague is a member of the board of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), and a former tutor at the Jamaica School of Music. She won the Caribbean Broadcasting Union Song Festival in 1990, and has won the Jamaica Music Industry Award for jazz several times as well as the Jamaica Federation of Musicians Award and Special Merit Award in 1993.〔''Jamaica Observer'', 8 December 2001.〕 She is often referred to as "Jamaica's First Lady of Jazz".〔〔Reckord, Michael (2008), "(JAZZ in abundance at Pegasus )", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 12 June 2008.〕 Hague founded the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival with her husband, jazz musician Sonny Bradshaw, and continues to organize the festival.〔Gambrill, Tony (2007), "(Sonny Bradshaw is 81 years young )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 27 May 2007.〕〔Edwards, Michael, "Jazzophonic" (2007), "(Jazz First )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 11 March 2007.〕〔Johnson, Richard (2013) "('Ochi' Jazz Fest hits high note )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 20 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013〕 In 2004, Hague was diagnosed with breast cancer, but after a long course of treatment made a full recovery.〔 She has toured internationally, recently as guest vocalist with Jazz Jamaica, and as part of Women In Jazz and the Jamaica Big Band.〔"(LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Jazz Jamaica with Ernest Ranglin/Marjorie Whylie/Myrna Hague + Abram Wilson/London Community Gospel Choir ), ''Time Out'' London〕〔Walters, Basil (2008), "(Women in Jazz open annual Ocho Rios Jazz Fest Sunday )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 4 June 2008.〕〔Walters, Basil (2008), "(All set for Jazz on the Green February 17 )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 14 February 2008.〕 In November 2012 she received a Caribbean Hall of Fame Award from the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation.〔"(PHOTO: Myrna Hague accepts )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 28 November 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012〕 Since 2011 she has held the annual 'Simply Myrna' concert series, and recordings from the first two years of the concerts were released in December 2012 on the album ''The Best of Simply Myrna Concerts Live''.〔Cooke, Mel (2012) "('Simply Myrna' Goes Live )", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 24 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012〕〔Rowe, Marcia (2015) "('Simply Myrna' Set For March 7 )", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015〕 In October 2015 Hague was awarded the Silver Musgrave Medal for her contribution to music.〔"(Gold for Sly and Robbie )", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 30 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015〕 Later that month she received a Doctorate in Cultural Studies from the University of the West Indies, her thesis examining Jazz in the Caribbean.〔Johnson, Richard (2015) "('Good job Doctor Myrna' )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 2 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015〕 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「Myrna Hague」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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