Marjorie Hendrix 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.
12 Facts About Margie Hendrix
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Margie Hendrix sang lead and background on several of Charles's hit songs of the late 1950s and early 1960s, 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.
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Margie Hendrix experienced alcoholism, heroin addiction, depression, and poverty until she died in mid 1973 at the age of 38.
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Margie Hendrix was born on March 13,1935, in Register, Georgia, to the late Kattie and Renzy Margie Hendrix.
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Margie Hendrix eventually became pregnant and gave birth to a son, Charles Wayne Margie Hendrix, on October 1,1959 in New York City.
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In 1966, Margie Hendrix married jazz singer Robert Fulson, who was the brother of singer Lowell Fulson, and they both would perform as the opening act for Lowell at his shows.
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On September 7,1967, while driving in Texas, Margie Hendrix was involved in a car accident with Fulson when their car was struck by a lumber truck.
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Margie Hendrix was dropped from the Mercury label later that same year, due to her music failing.
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Margie Hendrix later signed her second record deal with the Sound Stage 7 label that same year and the label released two singles, but both singles failed to place on the charts and she was dropped from the label in 1970.
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Margie Hendrix continued to use drugs and alcohol for the remainder of her life.
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Margie Hendrix died in New York City, on July 14,1973.
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Margie Hendrix was portrayed by Regina King in the 2004 film Ray.