Micki Marlo | |
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Marlo andJan Murray with "Charge Account", 1961. | |
| Born | (1928-08-12)August 12, 1928 |
| Died | September 20, 2016(2016-09-20) (aged 88) Dade County, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Singer |
Micki Marlo (August 12, 1928 – September 20, 2016) was an American singer and model, best known in the 1950s, who received attention for both her singing and her beauty.
She was a member ofWPEN Philadelphia's "950 Club", a radio precursor ofAmerican Bandstand.[1] She worked the variety show circuit in the 1950s, appearing on the originalTonight Show withSteve Allen. Micki was a member of the cast ofZiegfeld Follies of 1957[2]
She recorded a duet withPaul Anka, "What You've Done To Me" in 1957. HerABC-Paramount album,Married I Can Always Get, featured her on the cover in a photo wearing a low-cut, bare-shouldered wedding dress. The liner notes make frequent references to her physical charms.[3] "Little By Little", aNappy Brown cover, was her only hit.
In the early 1960s she appeared on the game showCharge Account, and paired up with Ed Hurst again to co-hostSummer Time On The Pier, another live dance show, this time fromAtlantic City, New Jersey, forWRCV-TV.
Marlo died inDade County, Florida, on September 20, 2016, at the age of 88.[4][5]