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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Marjorie Meinert • Vive La Différence



Marjorie Jane Meinert was born in Kewanee, Ill., on June 16, 1921, the adoptive daughter of Albert and Gertrude (Howard) Meinert. After graduating from Clinton High School in Clinton, Iowa, she studied and graduated from the University of Dubuque where she enhanced her skills on the pipe organ. She also studied organ in Chicago with NBC network artist, Lou Webb. On October 5, 1974, she married Eugene Belles in Davenport.

Marjorie was a musical child prodigy. When she was 3 years old, she received a harmonica in her Christmas stocking and immediately played "Silent Night." At the age of 7, Meinert played the piano on the WGN radio station in Chicago. At one time, she appeared on five radio shows and five television shows weekly. She worked at the Clinton radio station KROS with the original staff and came to WOC in Davenport in 1943 for a duo-piano program with the late George Sontag called "Twin Piano Time."

She was a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, or ASCAP, the American Guild of Authors and Composers, Song Writers? Hall of Fame, and the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences. She recorded at least 13 organ albums, and nine of them were her own originals. She wrote the popular "Dream and Awakening," a composition she used as the theme for her television show "Musical Moods." Marjorie recorded for RCA, Universal Records, and others throughout her career. Some of her albums include "Serenade for Lovers," "Viva la Difference," "Front Row Center," "Sitting Pretty," "Hi-Fi and Mighty," "Flying Fingers" and "Organ Fireworks." She once playing as a guest soloist on the "Lawrence Welk Show" and also on the "Arthur Godfrey Show."

She traveled extensively with her music, including a coast-to-coast concert tour as well as Canada for the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of Tonawanda, N.Y., to introduce the electronic piano. She also appeared frequently with the Big Bands of Alvino Rey, Vaughan Monroe, and the Pennsylvanians.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/obituaries/marjorie-meinert-belles/article_c6177316-e387-5f43-ba88-06ccd54c5987.html
Meinert died in 2009 at age 88.
Otra biografía:
http://theatreorgans.com/hammond/keng/kenhtml/Marjorie%20Meinert%20Page.htm

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Marjorie Jane Meinert nació en Kewanee, Illinois, el 16 de junio de 1921, hija adoptiva de Albert y Gertrude (Howard) Meinert. Después de graduarse de la Escuela Secundaria Clinton en Clinton, Iowa, estudió y se graduó en la Universidad de Dubuque donde mejoró sus habilidades en el órgano de tubos. También estudió órgano en Chicago con el artista de la cadena NBC, Lou Webb. El 5 de octubre de 1974, se casó con Eugene Belles en Davenport.

Marjorie era una niña prodigio de la música. Cuando tenía 3 años, recibió una armónica en su calcetín de Navidad e inmediatamente tocó "Noche de Paz". A la edad de 7 años, Meinert tocó el piano en la estación de radio WGN en Chicago. En una ocasión, apareció en cinco programas de radio y cinco programas de televisión semanalmente. Trabajó en la estación de radio Clinton KROS con el personal original y llegó a la WOC en Davenport en 1943 para un programa de piano a dos con el difunto George Sontag llamado "Twin Piano Time".

Fue miembro de la Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores, o ASCAP, la Asociación Americana de Autores y Compositores, Song Writers? Salón de la Fama y la Asociación Nacional de Artes y Ciencias de la Grabación. Grabó al menos 13 álbumes de órgano, de los cuales nueve eran originales suyos. Escribió el popular "Sueño y Despertar", una composición que utilizó como tema para su programa de televisión "Humores Musicales". Marjorie grabó para RCA, Universal Records y otros a lo largo de su carrera. Algunos de sus álbumes incluyen "Serenade for Lovers", "Viva la Difference", "Front Row Center", "Sitting Pretty", "Hi-Fi and Mighty", "Flying Fingers" y "Organ Fireworks". Una vez tocó como solista invitada en el "Lawrence Welk Show" y también en el "Arthur Godfrey Show".

Viajó extensamente con su música, incluyendo una gira de conciertos de costa a costa, así como a Canadá para la Rudolph Wurlitzer Company de Tonawanda, N.Y., para introducir el piano electrónico. También apareció frecuentemente con las Big Bands de Alvino Rey, Vaughan Monroe y los Pennsylvanos.
https://qctimes.com/news/local/obituaries/marjorie-meinert-belles/article_c6177316-e387-5f43-ba88-06ccd54c5987.html
Meinert murió en 2009 a los 88 años.
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 Tracklist:
A1 - I Love Paris
A2 - La Vie En Rose
A3 - April In Paris
A4 - Under Paris Skies
A5 - The Poor People Of Paris (Jean's Song)
A6 - Under The Bridges Of Paris
B1 - Paree!
B2 - The River Seine
B3 - Paris In The Spring
B4 - The Last Time I Saw Paris
B5 - C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)
B6 - Autumn Leaves


Credits:
    Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Bob Simpson
    Liner Notes – Ferris Benda
    Organ [Lowrey Organ] – Marjorie Meinert

Notes:
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City




Label: RCA Victor ‎– LSP-2124, RCA Victor ‎– LSP 2124
Series: Living Stereo –
Released: 1960
Genre: Pop
Style: Easy Listening




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