Joy Marshall was an English based American Jazz singer who performed in clubs and venues around the United States, England and the Netherlands.
Marshall married Peter King at the Westminster Registry Office at the Marylebone Town Hall in London, on 29th October 1962.
[5] According to the 14 March 1964 issue of the Liverpool Echo, Marshall was aged 21 when she came to England eighteen months prior.
[10] In Early 1964, Marshall did a week at Ronnie Scott's club where she was backed by the Stan Tracey Trio.
According to Melody Maker, she combined good material with a punchy attack and excellent diction.
This may have been why the writer used her as an example because in the article it said that American artists seemed to have greater confidence and ability in projecting lyrics than their British counterparts displayed.
[12] Also in 1964, Marshall played the part of street walker Maureen O'Neill in the musical, Maggie May.
[13][14] In spite of having three duets with the star Rachel Roberts, Marshall pulled out because she had no solo spots.
Becked by Rob Madna on piano and the Frans de Kok Orchestra she performed the song "It's All Right with Me".
[19] In 1966, Marshall had a Top 40 hit in the UK with "The More I See You",[20] Debuting on 23 June at no 34 its peak position, it spent one more week in the chart, exiting at no.
[23] On 30 July 1966, Marshall along with Dave Cash, Jackie Stewart and Susan Hampshire was a panelist on BBC's Juke Box Jury which was hosted by David Jacobs.
According to the 30 November 1968 issue of Melody Maker, Marshall's parents who were in the UK at the time had heard the record and wanted Major Minor to go ahead with the release.
[30][31] Thirteen songs that Marshall recorded with the Gordon Beck Quartet in 1968 appeared on the When Sunny Gets Blue (Spring '68 Sessions) album.
Credited to The Gordon Beck Quartet featuring Joy Marshall, it was released on Turtle TUR502 in 2018.