Margie Rayburn

Marjorie Helen Orwig (June 3, 1924, Madera, California June 14, 2000, Oceanside, California,[1] better known as Margie Rayburn) was an American singer.

Rayburn was born in Madera, California and sang as a member of The Sunnysiders, who had a Top 40 hit in the United States in 1955 with the song "Hey! Mr. Banjo".[2] Rayburn married Norman Milkin, also a member of the Sunnysiders.[2] She also had a Top Ten hit of her own in 1957 with the song "I'm Available", which was written by Dave Burgess. The single, released on Liberty Records, reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1957.[3] As a songwriter she co-wrote with Milkin the 1963 song "Roman Holiday".

Singles

References

  1. "Margie Rayburn biography". Rockabilly.nl.
  2. 1 2 Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
  3. Charts, Allmusic


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