Marianne Faithfull

UK

Born: 29 December 1946

Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Pop/Rock, Vocal, Country, Folk

Styles: British Invasion, Girl Groups, Early Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Folk/Country Rock, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Cabaret, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock

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Few stars of the '60s have reinvented themselves as successfully as Marianne Faithfull. Coaxed into a singing career by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham in 1964, she had a big hit in both Britain and the U.S. with her debut single, the Jagger/Richards composition "As Tears Go By" (which prefaced the Stones' own version by a full year). Considerably more successful in her native land than the States, she had a series of hits in the mid-'60s that set her high, fragile voice against delicate orchestral pop arrangements: "Summer Night," "T...

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