Who Was/Is Marilyn Child

Subject: Who Was/Is Marilyn Childs
From: GUEST,Doc John
Date: 12 Nov 11 - 10:12 AM

In 1959 the State Department arranged for Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee and Marilyn Childs to tout India. The first three are well known but can anyone tell me about Marilyn Childs. There's certainly an actress of that name born 1930; is this the person who toured India and if so, why?

Subject: RE: Who Was/Is Marilyn Childs
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 12 Nov 11 - 10:46 AM

from the ELEKTRA discography:

Marilyn Child - Glenn Yarbrough Sing Folk Songs: Marilyn Child and Glenn Yarbrough
Elektra EKL 143 (Mono) - Released: 1958
Production: Jac Holzman
Engineering: Leonard Ripley
Side 1

•We Come For To Sing
•Wee Cooper O'Fife
•Lilli-I-O
•Bound For The Promised Land
•Weel Man The Keel Row
•Wayfaring Stranger
•Nickety Nack
•Three Jolly Sailor Boys
•Gently Johnny, My Jingalo
Side 2

•Mary Had A Baby
•New York Girls
•Red River Valley
•An Irish Fragment
•Buffalo Boy
•Who Killed Cock Robin?
•Now, Let Me Fly
•Everywhere I Look This Morning

The sleeve of the stereo sampler (SMP-4X) refers to a stereo version of this LP as Elektra 143-X and the sampler includes a stereo version of 'Gently Johnny', but the stereo version doesn't seem to have been issued.

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Collectors Choice Music reissued this album on CD.

There are many hits for her name, but not the same person on google.

Best wishes, Thomas.

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Gently Johnny, My Jigalo (Yarbrough & Child): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th-71BHT_sk

Subject: RE: Who Was/Is Marilyn Childs
From: GUEST,999
Date: 12 Nov 11 - 10:46 AM

The correct spelling of her name is Child (singular). That should help with a search.

Subject: RE: Who Was/Is Marilyn Childs
From: GUEST,999
Date: 12 Nov 11 - 10:51 AM

'Also along with Cisco on that India tour was folksinger Marilyn Child. Cisco describes how he and Marilyn mastered the India national anthem in the Hindi language. He marvels at how well the touring performers were treated by the people of India. He notes "I had one of the grandest times of my life there. I was sad when it was over." Cisco notes that the audiences in India were astonished by the sounds Sonny Terry could get from his small harmonica. Lee and Cisco then discuss some other performers of the recent and continuing so-called "Folk Revival."'

Fixed the title. --mudelf

Subject: RE: Who Was/Is Marilyn Child
From: Elmore
Date: 12 Nov 11 - 04:02 PM

Check out her Face Book site.

Subject: RE: Who Was/Is Marilyn Child
From: GUEST,Kate
Date: 18 Jun 17 - 02:59 PM

Hi there,

I know Marilyn and am working on a project with her about her life. I would love to know what you know about the trip to India.