Margie Marie Bowes was an American country music singer who was popular in the late 1950s.
12 Facts About Margie Bowes
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Margie Bowes had a top 10 country hit, "Poor Old Heartsick Me", in 1959.
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Margie Bowes was briefly married to Doyle Wilburn of the Wilburn Brothers.
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In 1958, Margie Bowes participated in the Pet Milk Company's nationwide talent search.
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Margie Bowes entered the contest in Nashville, Tennessee and won the competition later that year.
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Margie Bowes signed with Hickory Records and released her first single in 1958, "Won'tcha Come Back to Me" backed with "One Broken Heart".
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Margie Bowes appeared on ABC-TV's Jubilee USA, and between 1959 and 1960 she released three more singles, though none of them gained any further success.
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In 1961, Margie Bowes moved to Mercury Records and released a single that year called "Little Miss Belong to No One".
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Margie Bowes had two singles that made the Top 40 with Decca.
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Margie Bowes married Doyle Wilburn, half of the popular Country duo, the Wilburn Brothers on November 11,1961.
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In 1995, Margie Bowes was in a car accident, suffering a serious foot injury resulting in numerous operations.
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Margie Bowes died on October 22,2020, in Brentwood, Tennessee after an extended illness.