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

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. She is often referred to as 'Jamaica's First Lady of jazz'.

Hague founded the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival with her husband, jazz musician Sonny Bradshaw.

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

She has toured internationally, recently as guest vocalist with Jazz Jamaica, and as part of Women In Jazz and the Jamaica Big Band.

Discography[edit] 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"
[edit] AlbumsMelody Life Studio One
[edit] Compilation appearances"What About Me" on Feel Like Jumping (2000) Heartbeat
"Touch Me Baby" on Studio One Lovers (2005) Soul Jazz

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[oldeyelet]

Very interesting! I do hope Myrna is also writing a book.