Margie Hendrix
Marjorie Hendrix (sometimes Hendricks) (March 13, 1935 – July 14, 1973) was an American rhythm and blues singer and founding member of the Raelettes, who were the backing singers for Ray Charles, the father of her child, Charles Wayne Hendrix.
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| Birth name | Marjorie Hendrix |
| Born | March 13, 1935 Bulloch County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1973 (aged 38) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1954-1973 |
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| Formerly of | The Raelettes |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Fulson (m. 1966 – div. 1968) |
She sang lead and background on several of Charles's hit songs of the late 1950's and early 1960's, but after she was ejected from the group in 1964 she attempted a solo career with the labels Mercury Records and Sound Stage 7 before she was dropped from both of them due to her music not charting. She experienced alcoholism, heroin addiction, depression, and poverty until she died in mid 1973 at the age of 38.
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