Myrna Hague

Myrna Hague
Myrna Hague performing live, August 2007
Background information
Genres	Jazz, Lovers Rock
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	mid-1960s–present
Labels	Studio One
Associated acts	Sonny Bradshaw

Myrna Hague, known as 'Jamaica's First Lady of Jazz', is a Jamaican lovers rock and jazz singer and actress, who recorded for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One.

Biography

Hague's career began in the mid-1960s.^[1] She performed at jazz venues in London and recorded for Studio One, notably the Melody Life album.^[2] Melody Life included some of her most popular singles, including the title track, "How Could I Live", and "First Cut Is The Deepest".^[3]

Hague is a member of the board of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), and a former tutor at the Jamaica School of Music. She won the Caribbean Broadcasting Union Song Festival in 1990, and has won the Jamaica Music Industry Award for jazz several times as well as the Jamaica Federation of Musicians Award and Special Merit Award in 1993.^[4] She is often referred to as 'Jamaica's First Lady of jazz'.^[1][5]

Hague founded the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival with her husband, jazz musician Sonny Bradshaw.^[6][7]

In 2004, Hague was diagnosed with breast cancer, but after a long course of treatment made a full recovery.^[1]

She has toured internationally, recently as guest vocalist with Jazz Jamaica, and as part of Women In Jazz and the Jamaica Big Band.^[8][9][10]

Discography

Singles

• "A Song I'd Like To Sing" (1970) Faze Four
• "Best Thing That Ever Happened"
• "First Cut Is The Deepest"
• "For All We Know"
• "How Could I Live"
• "Melody Life"
• "Never Never"
• "On A Clear Day" (1971) Faze Four
• "Our Day Will Come"
• "That's What Friends Are For"
• "Time After Time" (1971) Faze Four
• "Touch Me Baby" Studio One
• "What About Me" (1976) Studio One
• "What Colour Is Love"

Albums

• Melody Life Studio One

Compilation appearances

• "What About Me" on Feel Like Jumping (2000) Heartbeat
• "Touch Me Baby" on Studio One Lovers (2005) Soul Jazz

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Olivia Leigh Campbell (2006) "Myrna Hague: Over the cancer trauma and searching - Ten questions for Myrna Hague", Jamaica Observer, 09 January 2006
2. ^ McDonald-Whyte, Novia (2008) "There's Something About Myrna", Jamaica Observer, 27 January 2008
3. ^ Melody Life at Roots Archives
4. ^ Jamaica Observer, 08 December 2001
5. ^ Reckord, Michael (2008) "JAZZ in abundance at Pegasus", Jamaica Gleaner, June 12, 2008
6. ^ Gambrill, Tony (2007) "Sonny Bradshaw is 81 years young", Jamaica Observer, May 27, 2007
7. ^ Edwards, Michael 'Jazzophonic' (2007) "Jazz First", Jamaica Observer, 11 March 2007
8. ^ "LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL: Jazz Jamaica with Ernest Ranglin/Marjorie Whylie/Myrna Hague + Abram Wilson/London Community Gospel Choir, TimeOut London
9. ^ Walters, Basil (2008) "Women in Jazz open annual Ocho Rios Jazz Fest Sunday", Jamaica Observer, 4 June 2008
10. ^ Walters, Basil (2008) "All set for Jazz on the Green February 17", Jamaica Observer, 14 February 2008

External links

• Myrna Hague at Roots Archives
• Myrna Hague at Last.fm
• Edwards, Michael A (2008) "Musical treats aplenty at Jazz on the Green", Jamaica Observer, 19 February 2008

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