Overview

• Marcie Jones announced a leukemia diagnosis on May 27 and died three days later at age 79.
• She began performing at 15, formed Marcie & The Cookies in 1967 and launched a solo career with the 1974 album That Girl Jones.
• Jones toured Asia, Europe and the UK and shared stages with artists including The Monkees, Cliff Richard, Tom Jones and The Seekers.
• She had scheduled a June 29 concert at the Melbourne Bowling Club in Windsor to celebrate her 80th birthday and 65 years in show business.
• Her daughter-in-law, Lisa Asta, and industry bodies ARIA and PPCA honored her warmth, resilience and pioneering contributions to a male-dominated music scene.