Marcia Hines
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Marcia Elaine Hines (born 20 July 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA) is an Australian vocalist, actress and TV personality who achieved success in her adopted homeland of Australia.[1] Hines debuted, at the age of sixteen, in the Australian version of the stage musical Hair[2][3] and followed with the role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar.[1][2][4][5][6] Having a superb soulful voice Hines was Australia's top female performer during the late 1970s with her singles including cover versions of "Fire and Rain", "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", "You" and "Something's Missing"; and her Top Ten albums Marcia Shines, Shining and Ladies and Gentlemen.[5][6] Hines was voted 'Queen of Pop' by TV Week's readers for three consecutive years from 1976.[5][6]
Hines' recording career had a lull from the mid-1980s[7] until she returned with Right Here and Now[6][8] and became an Australian citizen in 1994.[2][9] In 2001, Karen Dewey wrote the authorised biography Diva: the life of Marcia Hines[10] and Hines released a companion CD, Diva.[9] From 2003 she has been on Australian Idol as the 'nice judge',[2] the renewed interest in her recording and performing career resulted in her 2006 release Discotheque peaking at #6 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums chart.[2][11]
Hines is the mother of 1990s singer Deni Hines (ex-Rockmelons)[1] and together they released the duet single "Stomp" in 2006.[11] Hines lives near Newcastle, New South Wales with Christopher Morrissey, her husband since 2005.[1] Hines iconic status in the Australian music industry was recognised when she was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame on 18 July 2007.[12][13][14]
Biography
Early years: before 1970
Born Marcia Elaine Hines in Newcastle, Massachusetts, USA to Jamaican parents[6] Eugene and Esmeralda Hines.[9] Eugene died when Hines was six months old due to an operation to remove shrapnel from a war wound.[9][15] Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell is a cousin,[7][16] as is actress / model / singer Grace Jones.[17] Together with her older brother Dwight Hines, she was raised by their mother and began singing as a nine-year old in her church choir, by her teens she was performing with groups in her local area including briefly using the stage-name of Shantee Renee.[9] At fourteen, Hines won a scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music but left after three months.[2] A month after turning sixteen, Hines attended the Woodstock Festival with her mother's friend, Hines was the woman's babysitter.[17]
1970-1974: Hair & Jesus Christ Superstar
At the age of sixteen, she was "discovered" by Australian entrepreneur Harry M. Miller and director Jim Sharman who were visiting the USA in preparation for another season of the Australian stage production of Hair, which had already premiered in Sydney on 6 June 1969.[3][18] Hines easily won the audition and, because she was underage, Miller was made her legal guardian;[15] when she debuted in April 1970 Hines became the youngest person in the world to play a featured role in any production of Hair.[3] It was produced by Miller and directed by Sharman, fellow performers included Sharon Redd, Reg Livermore, and John Waters.[3] During the show's run Hines learned she was pregnant, her daughter, Deni Hines, was born in September 1970 and only nine days later Hines returned to the stage to continue her role in Hair.[3][19] The show was a major success, Hines was well received and an Australian tour followed,[3] Miller and Sharman approached her to play Mary Magdalene in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar for 1973-1974, replacing Michelle Fawdon.[4] Hines became the first black woman to play Mary Magdalene anywhere in the world, she achieved a second major success,[4] and her performance moved audience members to tears,[15] and established her as a national star.[7] Other cast members included Jon English, Doug Parkinson, Stevie Wright and John Paul Young.[4]
1974-1984: Queen of Pop and beyond
When Jesus Christ Superstar finished in February 1974, Hines was invited to join the jazz orchestra, Daly-Wilson Big Band,[6] they released Daly-Wilson Big Band featuring Marcia Hines in 1975.[20] Hines vocals were on the cover songs "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?".[21] Daly-Wilson Big Band had formed in 1970 by drummer Warren Daly and trombonist Ed Wilson with a variable line-up of some 15 or so additional jazz musicians, they worked with various vocalists including Kerrie Biddell and Ricky May. Hines toured with Daly-Wilson Big Band from Australia to United States including supporting B. B. King and Wilson Pickett in Los Angeles, then to Europe and into Soviet Union for a month.[6]
A record contract with Robie Porter's Wizard Records in July 1974 led to Hines' first solo single, released late 1974, which was a cover version of James Taylor's "Fire And Rain",[6] and peaked at #17 on the Australian singles charts in May 1975.[11][22] Five Top Ten singles were released between 1976 and 1979, including her cover versions of Artie Wayne's "From the Inside", Burt Bacharach/Hal David's "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", "What I Did For Love" (from A Chorus Line) and Karen Carpenter's "Something's Missing (in My Life)".[22] Hines' biggest hit was with Tom Snow's "You", which reached number 2 in the singles charts in Australia in October 1977.[22] It was an up-tempo dance song, later covered in the United States by Rita Coolidge.[23] Top Ten Australian album chart success also occurred in the 1970s with Marcia Shines peaking at #4 in January 1976, Shining #3 November 1976, Ladies and Gentlemen ... Marcia Hines #6 August 1977 and Marcia Hines Live Across Australia #7 in March 1978.[22] Altogether her albums have sold close to a million copies and Hines was the first Australian female performer to attain a Platinum record.[7]
During the late 1970s, Hines was the most popular female performer according to readers of television magazine, TV Week when she was voted 'Queen of Pop' for 1976, 1977 and 1978.[2][5][15] Hines was Australia's best music selling local act for 1977 and 1978, in addition she was the top concert attraction for 1976-1979 inclusive.[2] Her success had been boosted by appearances on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) popular TV music show Countdown.[6][15] Her touring band, the Marcia Hines Band, included drummer Mark Kennedy (ex-Spectrum, Doug Parkinson in Focus, Ayers Rock), bass guitarist Jackie Orszaczky, lead guitarist Stephen Housden (later of Little River Band) and drummer/percussionist Sunil de Silva.[5][6] Hines was married to Kennedy during the late-1970s, he even designed and made an elaborate and colourful stage costume for her.[24] In 1978 and 1979, Hines also had her own TV series, Marcia Hines Music on the ABC.[5][25]
By November 1979, Hines had fallen out with Wizard Records' owner Robie Porter,[6] and moved on to the Midnight label under Warner Music Australia,[5] after waiting out her contract she returned to recording to achieve a few more hits including the dance track version of Dusty Springfield's "Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees", which reached Top Ten in 1981.[22] A compilation Marcia Hines Greatest Hits, released by Porter's Wizard Records, peaked at #2 in January 1982 and was her best performed album.[22] In April 1981, Hines was informed by her mother Esmeralda (Esme) that her brother Dwight had committed suicide.[17]
"So she called, so I knew something was very, very, very wrong. So the first thing I said is, 'What's wrong with Deni?' And she said, 'Deni's fine. Your brother's dead.' My mother was to the point, you know, I said, 'What do you mean he's dead?' and I started boo-hooing, and she said, 'Shut up.' She said, 'Look, I took that child through measles, mumps and chicken pox. I gave birth to that child. That's my son, don't cry. Go home and bury him.' And I did just that."[17][26]
— Marcia Hines, 16 November 2007
Hines combined with fellow Jesus Christ Superstar artist, Jon English to release a duet single "Jokers & Queens" and an associated six track mini-album Jokers & Queens in July 1982.[27] The album reached #36 and the single peaked at #62 on their respective charts.[22] Her next album Love Sides and its singles "Love Side" and "Shadow in the Night" did not chart.[6] Rather than follow the club circuit, Hines returned to theatre for a Jesus Christ Superstar revival in late 1983,[5] she then decided to devote more time to raising Deni, she also had to deal with health and relationship problems.[6][15][17]
1984-1994: Hiatus
Theatre projects for Hines, from 1984, included Big River, Are You Lonesome Tonight? and Jerry's Girls.[19] In 1986 a fall in her kitchen resulted in the diagnosis of her diabetes, treatment by daily injections of insulin, careful monitoring of her diet and a commitment to fitness was developed.[6][19] Hines performed the closing act of the 1990 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, it was a turning-point for her with the crowd ovation being her most pleasing audience reception ever.[17] Hines decided she would return to singing, meanwhile daughter Deni was achieving her own successes initially singing with Rockmelons for their top five hits "Ain't No Sunshine" and "That Word (L.O.V.E.)" and then solo for her top five "It's Alright".[28] Hines returned to the stage with a performance in The Masters of Rhythm and Taste in 1993.[5][6]
1994-2002: Recording again
In March 1994, Hines toured nationally for the first time in seven years,[6] she signed a new contract with Warner Music Australia to release Right Here and Now in October, which peaked at #21;[11] its singles "Rain (Let the Children Play)", peaked at #47 and "Give it All You've Got" had less success.[11] Her career gradually revived with concert and TV appearances.[6] By 1998, Hines enlisted Rockmelons' members Bryon Jones and Ray Medhurst as producers, taking nearly two years, for Time of Our Lives which charted from August 1999 peaking at #17 and the singles "Flashdance, What A Feeling" (originally recorded by Irene Cara) and "Time of Our Lives" were released with the latter peaking at #31.[11] Hines recorded "Rise" for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, which was an official song for the Australian Olympic team.[6] In September 2001, music producer and writer, Karen Dewey wrote Hines' fully authorised biography Diva: the life of Marcia Hines[6][10] and Hines released a companion compilation CD, Diva in October.[6][9]
2003-current: Australian Idol and more
In May 2003, Hines endured the illness and death of her mother Esme, comforting her as she died literally in her arms;[9][15][17] she returned to the public eye with her role as a judge on the television show Australian Idol from 27 July 2003, where she is thought of as "the nice judge" and has been accused of being a 'fence-sitter'[29] - unable to provide criticism of any kind, Hines counters such criticism with "Well you know, I’m living it, if you get my drift, so the advice I give the kids is the advice I’m living."[30] The success of the program has led to renewed interest in her as a recording artist and in 2004 she released an album of covers, titled Hinesight - Songs from the Journey which featured a duet, with former Home and Away star Belinda Emmett on "Shower the People", Emmett died of cancer in November 2006.[31] In 2005 Hines released a remixed version of her earlier hit "You", followed in 2006 by Discotheque an album containing her versions of disco classics, with the album peaking at #6.[11] Hines made a cameo appearance on Neighbours in 2007,[1] on 18 July Hines was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame, and during December she toured in support of Lionel Ritchie.[32] From 31 August 2008 the sixth season of Australian Idol is due to return with Hines continuing as a judge.
Private life
Hines has a daughter Deni Hines born in Australia in September 1970, Hines had been performing in Hair and was seventeen years old.[3] Deni's father is described as an African-American singer of Somali and Ethiopian descent.[15][33] Hines has been married four times: Mark Kennedy (c. 1978) a drummer in the Marcia Hines Band, who also designed her stage costume; brief marriage to Mr. Bayni;[34] her fourth husband is Chistopher Morrissey (28 April 2005 - current) a Medical practitioner.[1] She grew up with asthma, missing months of schooling with life-threatening attacks,[35] and was diagnosed with diabetes after collapsing at her home in 1986.[19] Her elder brother Dwight's death by suicide, in April 1981, devastated Hines but her mother Esmeralda (Esme) helped her through their grief.[17] Esme had relocated to Australia to live with Hines and Deni in 1980s, in May 2003 Esme passed away.[9]
Discography
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Albums
| Year | Title | Label | Certification | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[11][22] | NZ[36] | ||||
| 1975 | Marcia Shines | Wizard Records | — | 4 | — |
| 1976 | Shining | Wizard | — | 3 | — |
| 1977 | Ladies and Gentlemen | Wizard | — | 6 | — |
| 1978 | Marchia Hines Live Across Australia | Wizard | — | 7 | — |
| 1978 | Ooh Child | Wizard | — | 15 | — |
| 1981 | Take it from the Boys | Midnight Records | — | 16 | — |
| 1982 | Marcia Hines Greatest Hits | Wizard Records | — | 2 | — |
| 1982 | Jokers & Queens[a] | Warner Music Australia | — | 36 | — |
| 1983 | With All My Love | Warner | — | 63 | — |
| 1985 | Complete Marcia Hines 1975-1984 | Warner | — | 59 | — |
| 1994 | Right Here and Now | Warner | — | 21 | — |
| 1999 | Time of Our Lives | Warner | — | 17 | — |
| 2001 | Diva | Warner | — | 63[37] | — |
| 2004 | Hinesight | Warner | — | 12 | — |
| 2004 | Marcia: Greatest Hits 1975-1983 | Warner | — | 67[38] | — |
| 2006 | Discotheque | Warner / Liberation Music | Gold[39] | 6 | — |
| 2007 | The Essential Marcia Hines (remastered) | Warner | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Life | Warner | — | 21 | — |
^ a Jokers & Queens was recorded with Jon English.
Singles
| Year | Title | Album | Label | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[11][22] | NZ[36] | ||||
| 1975 | "Fire and Rain" | Marcia Shines | Wizard Records | 17 | — |
| 1975 | "From the Inside" | Marcia Shines | Wizard | 10 | — |
| 1976 | "Don't Let the Grass Grow" | Marcia Shines | Wizard | 85 | — |
| 1976 | "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" | Marcia Shines | Wizard | 6 | — |
| 1977 | "(Until) Your Love Broke Through" | Shining | Wizard | 38 | — |
| 1977 | "What I Did for Love" | Shining | Wizard | 6 | — |
| 1977 | "You" | Ladies and Gentlemen | Wizard | 2 | — |
| 1978 | "Music is My Life" | single only release | Wizard | 28 | — |
| 1978 | "Let the Music Play" | Ooh Child | Wizard | 92 | — |
| 1979 | "Something's Missing (in My Life)" | Ooh Child | Wizard | 9 | — |
| 1980 | "Where Did We Go Wrong?" | Ooh Child | Wizard | 62 | — |
| 1981 | "Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees" | Take it from the Boys | Midnight Records | 10 | — |
| 1981 | "What a Bitch is Love" | Take it from the Boys | Midnight | 51 | — |
| 1982 | "Jokers & Queens"[b] | Jokers & Queens | Midnight | 62 | — |
| 1994 | "Rain (Let the Children Play)" | Right Here and Now | Warner Music Australia | 47 | 35 |
| 1994 | "Give it All You've Got" | Right Here and Now | Warner Music Australia | 53 | — |
| 1999 | "What a Feeling" | Time of Our Lives | Warner | 66 | 23 |
| 1999 | "Makin' My Way" | Time of Our Lives | Warner | 71 | — |
| 1999 | "Time of Our Lives" | Time of Our Lives | Warner | 31 | — |
| 1999 | "Woo Me" | Time of Our Lives | Warner | 56 | — |
| 2000 | "Rise" | Diva | Warner / Liberation Music | 116[37] | — |
| 2001 | "(I've Got to) Believe" | single only release | Warner / Liberation Music | 172[37] | — |
| 2003 | "To Love Somebody"[c] | single only release | Warner / Liberation Music | 96 | — |
| 2005 | "You" | re-release | Warner / Liberation Music | 59 | — |
| 2006 | "Stomp!"[d] | Discotheque | Warner / Liberation Music | 43 | — |
| 2007 | "I'm Coming Out" | Discotheque | Warner / Liberation Music | —[e] | — |
^ b "Jokers & Queens" was recorded with Jon English,
^ c "To Love Somebody" was recorded with Brian Cadd, Max Merritt, Doug Parkinson,
^ d "Stomp" was recorded with Deni Hines,
^ e "I'm Coming Out" peaked at #41 Australian Club singles Chart.
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