Australian Singer Marcie Jones Dies Aged 79
Australian Singer Marcie Jones Dies Aged 79

Australian Singer Marcie Jones Dies Aged 79

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Marcie Jones, the pioneering Australian singer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1960s girl group Marcie And The Cookies, has died at the age of 79 after a battle with leukemia. Jones began her career as a teenager performing in Melbourne ballrooms and gained recognition joining "The GO Show" in 1963 before forming Marcie And The Cookies in 1967, a rare all-female vocal group in a male-dominated Australian music scene. The group toured extensively across Asia, the UK, and Europe, opening for major acts like Tom Jones and The Monkees. Jones embarked on a solo career in the 1970s, releasing the album "That Girl Jones" and continuing to record sporadically into the late 1990s with a country music EP. She was regarded as an unsung Australian music legend who remained dedicated to performing and songwriting throughout her life, also authoring a memoir titled "Runs In The Blood." Her death was announced by her daughter-in-law, who shared heartfelt tributes highlighting Jones's influence and legacy in Australian music.

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