Marjorie Lucille "Margie" Alexander (October 11, 1948 – March 26, 2013)[1][2] was an American gospel and soul singer, mainly noted for her recordings in the 1970s.
By the mid-1960s she was a member of the Gospel Crusaders of Los Angeles.[6] In 1968, she started singing at the Club 400 in Atlanta, and joined Clarence Carter's band as a back-up singer.[1] By 1971 she had a recording contract with Atlantic Records, where Clarence Carter produced the single "Can I Be Your Main Thing", written by Hubert Carter and featuring electronic piano by Clayton Ivey.[3][7] Although the record was not a hit, it has subsequently been widely anthologised as a classic example of Southern soul music.
After Clarence Carter founded his own label, Future Stars, Alexander continued to record with him, her biggest success coming with "Keep On Searching", which Carter wrote and produced, and which reached # 50 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1974.[1] In 1976 she signed with Chi-Sound, a record label started by Carl Davis (producer of Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl") which was distributed by United Artists Records.[4][8] She had two minor hits on Chi-Sound in 1977, "It's Worth a Whippin'", produced by Major Lance and Otis Leavill (# 92 R&B), and "Gotta Get A Hold On Me" (# 68 R&B).[1]
In 1992 she released a gospel album, God Is In Control, on the Soul Potion label.[6] She married John E. Babbs in 1997, and in 2009, as Margie Babbs, was reported as singing at a church in Carrollton, Georgia. She died on March 26, 2013 at the age of 64.[2]
Discography
Singles
"Can I Be Your Main Thing" / "It Can't Last Forever" (Atlantic 2828, 1971)
"Love Slave" / "Keep On Searching" (Future Stars 1005, 1974)
"It's Worth A Whippin'" / "Take My Body" (Chi-Sound 17605, 1976)
"Gotta Get A Hold On Me" / "What'cha Trying To Do To Me" (Chi-Sound 1033, 1977)
^Duke/Peacock Records: an illustrated history with discography Galen Gart, Roy C. Ames - 1990 Gospel Crusaders of Los Angeles Born to Die LRS 11342 Feel Good LRS 11343
^ abBiographical note by John Bush at Allmusic.com
margie, alexander, marjorie, lucille, margie, alexander, october, 1948, march, 2013, american, gospel, soul, singer, mainly, noted, recordings, 1970s, background, informationbirth, namemarjorie, lucille, alexanderalso, known, asmargie, babbsborn, 1948, october. Marjorie Lucille Margie Alexander October 11 1948 March 26 2013 1 2 was an American gospel and soul singer mainly noted for her recordings in the 1970s Margie AlexanderBackground informationBirth nameMarjorie Lucille AlexanderAlso known asMargie BabbsBorn 1948 10 11 October 11 1948Carrollton Georgia United StatesDiedMarch 26 2013 2013 03 26 aged 64 GenresSoul gospelOccupation s SingerInstrument s VocalsYears active1968 1990sLabelsAtlantic Future Stars Chi Sound Startown Soul Potion Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Singles 2 2 Albums 3 ReferencesBiography EditShe was born in Carrollton Georgia 1 3 the third of six children She attended and began singing in Piney Grove Baptist Church 2 and graduated from Carver High School in Carrollton 4 5 By the mid 1960s she was a member of the Gospel Crusaders of Los Angeles 6 In 1968 she started singing at the Club 400 in Atlanta and joined Clarence Carter s band as a back up singer 1 By 1971 she had a recording contract with Atlantic Records where Clarence Carter produced the single Can I Be Your Main Thing written by Hubert Carter and featuring electronic piano by Clayton Ivey 3 7 Although the record was not a hit it has subsequently been widely anthologised as a classic example of Southern soul music After Clarence Carter founded his own label Future Stars Alexander continued to record with him her biggest success coming with Keep On Searching which Carter wrote and produced and which reached 50 on the Billboard R amp B chart in 1974 1 In 1976 she signed with Chi Sound a record label started by Carl Davis producer of Gene Chandler s Duke of Earl which was distributed by United Artists Records 4 8 She had two minor hits on Chi Sound in 1977 It s Worth a Whippin produced by Major Lance and Otis Leavill 92 R amp B and Gotta Get A Hold On Me 68 R amp B 1 In 1992 she released a gospel album God Is In Control on the Soul Potion label 6 She married John E Babbs in 1997 and in 2009 as Margie Babbs was reported as singing at a church in Carrollton Georgia She died on March 26 2013 at the age of 64 2 Discography EditSingles Edit Can I Be Your Main Thing It Can t Last Forever Atlantic 2828 1971 Love Slave Keep On Searching Future Stars 1005 1974 It s Worth A Whippin Take My Body Chi Sound 17605 1976 Gotta Get A Hold On Me What cha Trying To Do To Me Chi Sound 1033 1977 Looking Back Blue Vibrations Startown 005 1984 Albums Edit God Is In Control Soul Po Tion Records 1992 References Edit a b c d e Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 7 a b c Obituary Margie Babbs Times Georgian com permanent dead link Accessed 9 April 2013 a b Margie Alexander at SirShambling com a b Robert Pruter Chicago Soul p 351 Duke Peacock Records an illustrated history with discography Galen Gart Roy C Ames 1990 Gospel Crusaders of Los Angeles Born to Die LRS 11342 Feel Good LRS 11343 a b Biographical note by John Bush at Allmusic com Margie Alexander at NME com Archived 2011 06 04 at the Wayback Machine Chi Sound label discography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margie Alexander amp oldid 1085050738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
