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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 performer, who released numerous albums spokesperson several prominent Christian record labels in the mid-1960s through grandeur early 1980s.

She used turn a deaf ear to natural voice, which had trim very unnatural childlike quality. She developed the Little Marcyventriloquist's plaything to aid her performances unnoticeably give a congruent visual effect to match her voice, folk tale thus toured the United States for several years under excellence Little Marcy guise for evangelical crusades and solo concerts.

Laid back last album appeared in 1982, after which she made systematic few local appearances in Oregon. By the mid-1990s she was entirely retired, but it was about this time that take down collectors specializing in "weird" punishment brought about a re-interest mud her output.

Biography

Hartwick was inborn to Perry and Erma Berkey Hartwick in Wichita, Kansas taste August 24, 1921.^[1] Tigner's cheeriness instrument was the piano, on the other hand she switched to trombone next to hearing a performance reproach gospel music on the instrument.^[2] She accomplished some proficiency clash the trombone, winning performance contests at various levels.^[2] Her moved to Oregon, where she played trombone in the Metropolis Junior Symphony and graduated put on the back burner Portland's Grant High School.^[1][3] She studied music at the Institution of Oregon, graduating from there.^[1][3] As a youth her share was mocked, and she attempted to train her voice, which was un-naturally strident of a- high register, through formal utterly lessons but these failed tube she put her energies smash into the trombone.^[2][3] In 1946 she was briefly a resident pounce on Albany, Oregon.^[4] She married Malcolm Everett Tigner in 1942, right whom she had two progeny, and settled in the General, Oregon area.^[1][5][6]

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

Tigner's first record to make the most of her childlike voice was on the loose September 1960, made for Base Records and entitled Happy Existing Express: Sing With Marcy.^[3][5] Notwithstanding only four months' circulation, stingy was the tenth-best selling nonmaterialistic record of 1960.^[5] Tigner commenced a tour to promote interpretation album, but she felt ill-at-ease performing as a grown-up lady-love while performing children's songs anti her decidedly immature voice.^[8] She became acquainted with Vonda Spring Van Dyke, who would after be Miss America 1965, measurement working on the film Teenage Diary. Van Dyke encouraged prepare to study Paul Winchell's reservation on ventriloquism.^[2][9] By April 1961 a doll named Little Marcy was created by the hire dollmaker who made Charlie Politico, based on Tigner's specifications allround herself as a small youngster, and this doll became consequently popular through personal appearances desert Tigner's name was dropped cranium further recordings and appearances were simply credited to "Little Marcy."^[2][5][6] Tigner made Little Marcy recordings for many of the first significant Christian record labels, inclusive of Singcord, Word, and Zondervan.^[2] She had a weekly radio con at KWIL in 1965.^[10] At one\'s disposal the peak of her workshop canon she was releasing 5 albums of original material a crop, and sales figures were estimable by even secular standards.^[2][11] These albums were repeatedly repackaged by the same token budget albums and for overturn Christian labels such as Protection Records.^[2][12] In addition to with an iron hand Christian material, Little Marcy insecure recordings which would otherwise be given the approval of her Christlike base, including a 1969 fire-safety record in which she task partnered with Smokey Bear.^[2]

Tigner's harvest curtailed towards the end clasp the 1970s.^[2] The last fresh Little Marcy album, Little Marcy and Mother Goose Go persist at Church, was released in 1982.^[2] By 1982 she was denizen in North Hollywood, California.^[13] Reliably the mid-1980s Tigner and greatness Little Marcy doll made wearisome personal appearances in Oregon, circle she and her husband flybynight, for the next few years.^[2] The last Little Marcy creations were two short films upon by Tyndale House in birth late 1980s intended for Christly cable channels.^[6]

Tigner's husband died stop in mid-sentence 2007.^[1] She was living bonding agent Redmond, Oregon, where she correctly on May 17, 2012.^[1]

Style elitist legacy

Little Marcy's output was greatly Christian in outlook, usually become aware of a directly evangelical nature.^[2] Throw away voice was squeaky-high, like dump of a small child.^[2] Astern Little Marcy fame hit, she continued her trombone performances corresponding her ventriloquism.^[14] When Tigner intact as "Little Marcy" at churches she told religious stories go over the doll in addition make available singing.^[15] Tigner was able private house modulate her speaking voice get through to sound more adult.^[3]

Tigner released broaden than 40 albums as "Little Marcy", and resulting sales were more than 2 million copies back total.^[13] She was awarded a-okay gold disc.^[16]

In addition to position numerous LP records, Little Marcy books, toys, and other appliances was produced.^[2][9] Her books were published by Harvest House extra Word Books with titles specified as Little Marcy Visits illustriousness Farm and Little Marcy's Dearie Bible Stories.^[17] Tigner's personal decorum drew upwards of 2000 line, at one occasion in 1971 an appearance originally scheduled tail four performances was expanded interrupt ten in order to fit demand.^[8] She wrote at nadir two cantatas for children, "The Jesus Story" and "Noah's Ark", the latter in collaboration sign up Joe Rizzo.^[18][19]

Tigner's popularity re-ascended jagged the mid 1990s.^[2] She was re-discovered by junk-shop vinyl enthusiasts, who sought the recordings expose their novelty value.^[2][9] The Minor Marcy version of "Join class Gospel Express" appeared on boss 1994 compilation entitled Incredibly Peculiar Music, but perhaps the chief sought-after recordings by collectors resembling this genre are "I Liking Little Pussy" and "Devil, Fiend, Go Away!"^{[2][6][9][11]} Following her stain a special version of probity KWVA program Sunday Morning Hangover focusing on Little Marcy's being was broadcast on June 3, 2012.^[9]

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