Marcie Blane
Biography
Marcie Blane (Marcia Blank, Brooklyn, New York, May 21, 1944) was an American pop singer.
Released in the fall of 1962, "Bobbys Girl" made #2 on the Cash Box chart and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was later recorded for the German market in their language. It sold over one million copies by 1963, and was awarded a gold disc. In the United Kingdom the song was covered by Susan Maughan who had the hit. "What Does A Girl Do?", the follow-up single, rose to #82 on the Hot 100 list in early 1963, and was Blanes only other appearance on any Billboard chart.
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Late in her senior year at Jamaica High School in 1961, she was asked by a friend to record a demo for a song he had written. While at the studio, Marv Holtzman, the A and R man for Seville Records, heard Marcie sing and signed her to a contract. The first song that he found for her to record was "Bobbys Girl".
Blane continued to record for Seville through 1965 but they were never able to find a song that would have the success as her very first hit. While she enjoyed music, she didnt enjoy the business and wouldnt record again.
Post-music, Marcie went to Queens College and became a teacher.
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