Mary Jane Boyd started out as the vocalist of Sydney band, The Shapes Inbetween. The band had a lot of success in 1969, with live appearances on In Town Tonight and New Faces. They were a finalist in the 2UW New Sounds of 69 competition, playing at Randwick Racecourse. In 1970 she toured Vietnam as part the ABC Show Band to entertain our troops. In 1971 she joined the Bandstand team to film two shows recorded in Singapore. Signed to the Fable label she cut a couple of singles but neither charted. Her management didn't encourage her to record original music, but pushed her into the Leagues Clubs, and she was signed to do the weekly The Sound of Music TV show, which didn't showcase her brilliant abilities. Mary Jane Boyd died at age 39 by committing suicide in 1991 a very sad end to what could have been a remarkable career if she been guided properly in her pioneering days.
SINGLES ''Love Is Life / Love May Come'' 1972 Fable ''A Star For You And Me / When You Do What You're Doing'' [with Matt Flinders] 1972 Fable ''Love Ain't Worth The Living / Till I Get It Right'' 1974 RCA
Mary-Jane was not quite 40 years of age when she passed away, (8 weeks and 1 day short of her 40th birthday) and you're correct about not being guided correctly by her management, I think she wrote a number of her own tunes but was held back from publishing them, her voice was multi talented, from the hardest rock at that time to soft, gentle tunes. Mary-Jane is very sadly missed still.
Had a car accident in Woolwich, Mary was on her way home from Graeme Kennedy's house, saw me wandering on the road looking pretty ordinary and took me back home and dressed my wounds and stayed till I had company...never forgotten Mary..I smile on every thought of you Vale.
Mary-Jane was not quite 40 years of age when she passed away, (8 weeks and 1 day short of her 40th birthday) and you're correct about not being guided correctly by her management, I think she wrote a number of her own tunes but was held back from publishing them, her voice was multi talented, from the hardest rock at that time to soft, gentle tunes. Mary-Jane is very sadly missed still.
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ReplyDeleteHad a car accident in Woolwich, Mary was on her way home from Graeme Kennedy's house, saw me wandering on the road looking pretty ordinary and took me back home and dressed my wounds and stayed till I had company...never forgotten Mary..I smile on every thought of you Vale.
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