玛丽约翰·麦尔森·威尔金

音乐家和词曲作者

玛丽约翰·威尔金是土生土长的德克萨斯人. 出生在坎普, she attended public school in Sanger and went on to higher education at Baylor University in Waco, 德州. 她在PG电子游戏继续她的学术工作, 1941年她在那里获得了文学学士学位. 毕业后一个月, 1941年2月, 玛丽约翰嫁给了贝德福德·罗素, PG电子官方免费下载的前橄榄球明星球员, who had recently earned his airman wings and was a lieutenant in the U.S. 空军. 1942年12月，他被派往北非, 和不幸, 在的黎波里附近的行动中丧生, 意大利, 一个月后.

Marijohn paid her college tuition by singing in the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band as its first female member. 在她丈夫英年早逝之后, 她在塔尔萨的公立学校系统教音乐, 俄克拉何马州, before beginning her long career in the music industry in Nashville.

在纳什维尔, 玛丽约翰加入了那家著名的出版公司, 雪松, 在六个月内, she penned her first hit song Waterloo which would become a country classic, 紧随其后的是更经典的:黑色长面纱, PT 109, 和切过的矮子. This kind of success earned her Nashville Songwriter International’s highest honor, “曼尼,” placing Marijohn in the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 1975.

The 作曲家 broadened her scope within the music industry with the formation of a recording back-up vocal group dubbed “The Marijohn Singers.” The group was to be heard on hundreds of Nashville recordings which led to appearances on the then widely viewed “Good Ole Nashville Music” television show.

Coupling the experience gained in the world of music with business acumen, 玛丽约翰确立了她对出版的兴趣, 鹿角音乐, in 1964. The company began with the hit song GTO written and performed by her son, 约翰"巴基"威尔金(罗尼的罗尼) & 代托纳). As a 出版商 it was Marijohn who signed a young writer to 鹿角音乐 who would change the face of country music and become a show business phenomenon – Kris Kristofferson. She has groomed many writers of note throughout her 40 year tenure as a 出版商, as well as befriending many would-be writers and musicians with her “always open door” (open heart) policy. 鹿角音乐 houses hundreds of copyrights and is still an integral part of the Nashville Music industry, 2004年庆祝其成立40周年.

Marijohn produced many record sessions, outstanding among those are Marijohn’s own recordings. 带着与Word唱片公司签订的原始唱片合同, 玛丽约翰录制了四张专辑, 所有歌曲都是自己写的. All four albums are still in distribution and still popular selling favorites 今天.

玛丽约翰最著名的歌曲《PG电子官方免费下载》, 由克里斯·克里斯托佛森撰写, 成为玛丽莲·塞勒斯的乡村流行歌曲, Thrasher Brothers的福音榜第一单曲, 克里斯蒂·莱恩的一首乡村歌曲. Charted Top Ten in seven different countries by seven different artists, 这首歌还获得了BMI百万富翁奖. It also garnered the prestigious Gospel Music Association Dove Award in 1975. 到目前为止, the song 一直 recorded over 750 times worldwide in numerous languages, 风格, 和流派.

在20世纪90年代, 当时她的许多同龄人都退休了, Marijohn was enjoying the awesome success of then newcomer LeAnn Rimes, 谁没录过一个, but three songs from Marijohn’s publishing company on albums Blue and Unchained, 早年. 1996年至2000年间，众多艺术家, 包括Darryl Singletary, 戴夫·马修斯乐队, 和酋长们, 都录了玛丽约翰的歌《长黑纱, 使它成为一个反复出现的经典. The Chieftain’s album entitled Long Black Veil was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Contemporary Folk Album in 1996.

Marijohn was inducted into the Southern Songwriters’ Guild Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the North American Country Music Association International as “Hall of Fame Legendary Songwriter” in 1999. In 2003, 一天一天被记录为Un Dia a la Vez, a 德州-Mexican rendition featuring both English and Spanish lyrics. This recording brought Marijohn full circle back to her 德州 heritage and the musical 风格 reminiscent of her years growing up in 德州.

Marijohn received the Hardin-Simmons Distinguished 校友 Award in 1994 and an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Hardin-Simmons in 2001. The Nashville Songwriter Association International is slated to honor Marijohn with the Stephen Foster Award for her many accomplishments in the field of songwriting in 2004. Marijohn威尔金, 作曲家, 出版商, 生产商, 表演者, 歌手, 非凡的个人, 一直, 而且还在继续, 她的音乐和生活给了我真正的灵感.

Dr. Wilkin could not be here 今天 but sends this expression of her gratitude: “In the midst of the worst depression and World War II, I stayed true to the promise made to my father on his death bed to complete my education and graduate from college. With the tremendous help and support of this university, I fulfilled that promise. 所以, 今天, I accept this great honor in the name of my father Ernest Melson, 来自桑格的面包师, 德州. 谢谢你！.”

It is the high honor of Hardin-Simmons University to recognize one of her own and to formally induct Dr. 玛丽约翰·威尔金进入哈佛大学领导大厅.