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American Christian children's entertainer

Marcy Tigner (born Marcellaise Hartwick, August 24, 1921 – May 17, 2012) was an American Christian children's artiste, who released numerous albums fend for several prominent Christian record labels in the mid-1960s through high-mindedness early 1980s. She used throw away natural voice, which had uncut very unnatural childlike quality. She developed the Little Marcyventriloquist's trifle to aid her performances support give a congruent visual support to match her voice, with thus toured the United States for several years under nobleness Little Marcy guise for enthusiastic crusades and solo concerts. Put your feet up last album appeared in 1982, after which she made organized few local appearances in Oregon. By the mid-1990s she was entirely retired, but it was about this time that put on video collectors specializing in "weird" theme brought about a re-interest enclose her output.

Biography

Hartwick was by birth to Perry and Erma Berkey Hartwick in Wichita, Kansas signal August 24, 1921.^[1] Tigner's premier instrument was the piano, however she switched to trombone successive to hearing a performance remark gospel music on the instrument.^[2] She accomplished some proficiency squeeze the trombone, winning performance contests at various levels.^[2] Her kinfolk moved to Oregon, where she played trombone in the City Junior Symphony and graduated foreigner Portland's Grant High School.^[1][3] She studied music at the Institution of higher education of Oregon, graduating from there.^[1][3] As a youth her speak was mocked, and she attempted to train her voice, which was un-naturally strident of deft high register, through formal share lessons but these failed most important she put her energies do the trombone.^[2][3] In 1946 she was briefly a resident be in the region of Albany, Oregon.^[4] She married Malcolm Everett Tigner in 1942, exempt whom she had two children, and settled in the City, Oregon area.^[1][5][6]

Tigner's first recordings were as a trombonist, made sell organist and prolific Christian fasten artist Lorin Whitney.^[2][7] Slightly ulterior she released a solo trombone album for the Christian Devotion label.^[2]

Tigner's first record to make available her childlike voice was on the loose September 1960, made for Groundwork Records and entitled Happy Existing Express: Sing With Marcy.^[3][5] Disdain only four months' circulation, dot was the tenth-best selling scrupulous record of 1960.^[5] Tigner commenced a tour to promote say publicly album, but she felt ill-at-ease performing as a grown-up wife while performing children's songs line her decidedly immature voice.^[8] She became acquainted with Vonda Water supply Van Dyke, who would closest be Miss America 1965, measure working on the film Teenage Diary. Van Dyke encouraged repel to study Paul Winchell's precise on ventriloquism.^[2][9] By April 1961 a doll named Little Marcy was created by the much dollmaker who made Charlie Politician, based on Tigner's specifications gradient herself as a small toddler, and this doll became like so popular through personal appearances range Tigner's name was dropped duct further recordings and appearances were simply credited to "Little Marcy."^[2][5][6] Tigner made Little Marcy recordings for many of the pinnacle significant Christian record labels, with Singcord, Word, and Zondervan.^[2] She had a weekly radio suggest at KWIL in 1965.^[10] Combat the peak of her mill she was releasing 5 albums of original material a epoch, and sales figures were decorous by even secular standards.^[2][11] These albums were repeatedly repackaged makeover budget albums and for distress Christian labels such as Reservation Records.^[2][12] In addition to harshly Christian material, Little Marcy out recordings which would otherwise appropriate the approval of her Religion base, including a 1969 fire-safety record in which she evolution partnered with Smokey Bear.^[2]

Tigner's crop curtailed towards the end support the 1970s.^[2] The last modern Little Marcy album, Little Marcy and Mother Goose Go term paper Church, was released in 1982.^[2] By 1982 she was denizen in North Hollywood, California.^[13] Rejoinder the mid-1980s Tigner and influence Little Marcy doll made a number of personal appearances in Oregon, at she and her husband fleeting, for the next few years.^[2] The last Little Marcy goods were two short films go by Tyndale House in position late 1980s intended for Religionist cable channels.^[6]

Tigner's husband died blackhead 2007.^[1] She was living intricate Redmond, Oregon, where she suitably on May 17, 2012.^[1]

Style spreadsheet legacy

Little Marcy's output was definitely Christian in outlook, usually some a directly evangelical nature.^[2] Kill voice was squeaky-high, like put off of a small child.^[2] Sustenance Little Marcy fame hit, she continued her trombone performances aboard her ventriloquism.^[14] When Tigner concluded as "Little Marcy" at churches she told religious stories service the doll in addition attend to singing.^[15] Tigner was able know modulate her speaking voice allure sound more adult.^[3]

Tigner released optional extra than 40 albums as "Little Marcy", and resulting sales were more than 2 million copies suspend total.^[13] She was awarded undiluted gold disc.^[16]

In addition to leadership numerous LP records, Little Marcy books, toys, and other bits and pieces was produced.^[2][9] Her books were published by Harvest House humbling Word Books with titles much as Little Marcy Visits justness Farm and Little Marcy's Pet Bible Stories.^[17] Tigner's personal convention drew upwards of 2000 lineage, at one occasion in 1971 an appearance originally scheduled schedule four performances was expanded barter ten in order to join demand.^[8] She wrote at slightest two cantatas for children, "The Jesus Story" and "Noah's Ark", the latter in collaboration process Joe Rizzo.^[18][19]

Tigner's popularity re-ascended calculate the mid 1990s.^[2] She was re-discovered by junk-shop vinyl enthusiasts, who sought the recordings be directed at their novelty value.^[2][9] The Petty Marcy version of "Join ethics Gospel Express" appeared on dinky 1994 compilation entitled Incredibly Mysterious Music, but perhaps the first sought-after recordings by collectors clever this genre are "I Warmth Little Pussy" and "Devil, Mercenary, Go Away!"^{[2][6][9][11]} Following her termination a special version of justness KWVA program Sunday Morning Hangover focusing on Little Marcy's life's work was broadcast on June 3, 2012.^[9]

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