Today we’d like to introduce you to Miss Marcy.
She ain’t no schooled musician with a fancy degree. Miss Marcy is a Bar Singer. She graduated from University of North Texas with a degree in English Literature and since then has been hanging out in bars and playing music with Dallas’ finest musicians. Miss Marcy has been working the Dallas/ Ft. Worth entertainment circuit regularly for several years now. Her musical passion resides with Blues and traditional Jazz. Miss Marcy’s musical style is derived from the Divas from the first part of the 20th century including Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Big Mama Thorton, and the like. In her live show, she rarely does popular standards and instead selects songs that were considered by 20’s and 30’s audiences to be too suggestive for radio or too racial. She has always enjoyed the music of that era and tries to re-create the sound as it would have been. She has been interviewed by several local publications (Southwest Blues Magazine, The Advocate, Dallas Observer), has been recognized by the International Songwriting Contest 2006, 12 Times Voted “What To Do” by Dallas Morning News and Dallas Observer, respectively. She wrote the music and starred in a documentary entitled “Whiskey and Cigarettes”.
Most recently:
2013 Dallas Observer Top Ten Blues Artist and 2013 Dallas Observer “Best of” Blues.
Nominated by Dallas Observer for a second time 2014 as Best Blues Band!!
Nominated AGAIN by Dallas A List 2013 & 2014
Texas Music Magazine 2015
Buddy Magazine 2015 (Tom Geddie review!!!)
Video: C-A-S-H (That’s What Mama Wants)
Video: Deep Ellum
This is what Dallas sounds like! Miss Marcy is known for her mesmerizing stage performance. She is an entertainer, not just a singer.
She has signed with CSP Records and has just completed recording at Audio Dallas with Paul Osborn.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
It has been a challenging and rewarding road. Struggles include finding and training musicians on new material and collecting money from venues. Too many times, checks have bounced and owners have closed shop with outstanding debt to musicians.
Tell us about your business/company. What do you do, what do you specialize in, what are you known for, etc. What are you most proud of as a company? What sets you apart from others?
Miss Marcy & her Texas SugarDaddy’s separates itself from other Dallas bands by writing original music and performing it regularly. In addition, we are known to have a high-energy and interactive show. Not just music, entertainment. Mostly drinkin’ and cheatin’ songs for wimmenz.
What has been the proudest moment of your career so far?
My second record “Deep Ellum” (CSP Records), winning Dallas Observer’s Best Blues Band 2013, Selected by Dallas Observer by the editors as one of the “Top Ten Blues Acts in D/FW” and if you were to see who is on that list you would understand my pride!
Contact Info:
- Website: www.missmarcy.com
- Email: missmarcy@missmarcy.com
- Instagram: texassugardaddys
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissMarcyandherTexasSugarDaddys/
- Twitter: @missmarcy625
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