-Marva Josie- M A R V A ' S    D I S C O G R A P H Y 1. Jazz Is My Old Lady 2. Squeeze Me 3. Yellow Days 4. Deed I Do 5. They'll Be Some Changes Made 6. Blue Skies 7. Hey Love 8. Make It Easy On Yourself 9. Feelings 10. Candy 1. Love Love Love 2. Why Was I Born 3. I Can't Trust Myself 4. Scarborough Fair 5. Try To Love Myself 6. He Does It Better 7. You're Not Mine Anymore 8. I Love How You Love Me 9. Understanding 10. Jelly, Jelly, Jelly 1. Looking for You - Garnet Mimms 2. Love is Not A Game - Soul, Sam E. 3. My Dear Heart - Robinson, Shawn 4. Mend My Broken Heart - St. John, Rose and the Wonderettes 5. Hold On - The O'Jays 6. Ready, Willing and Able - Jimmy Holiday, Clydie King 7. Lot of Love - Homer Banks 8. Hooked by Love - Homer Banks 9. I Lost A True Love - Wagner, Danny & The Kindred Soul 10. Then Came Heart Break - The Jive Five 11. Strange Neighborhood - Gene McDaniels 12. Stick Close - Estelle Brown 13. Be Careful Girl - Turner, Betty 14. I'll Never Forget You - The O'Jays 15. It's What's Underneath That Counts - Jackson, June 16. Working on Your Case - The O'Jays 17. My Heart Is in Danger - Alder Ray 18. Honest to Goodness - The Diplomats 19. Are You Trying to Get Rid of Me Baby - The Crystals 20. Breakaway, Pt. 1 - Steve Karmen Big Band, Jimmy Radcliffe 21. I Only Get This Feeling - Irwin, Dee 22. Livin' Above Your Head - Jay & The Americans 23. Don't - Marva Josie 24. It's a Sad Thing - Ray Pollard 25. Walk With a Winner - Gene McDaniels 26. Drifter - Ray Pollard 27. It'll Never Be Over for Me - Timi Yuro Overseas Recordings Brazil VOLVLIEU Germany M.P.S. Italy Jazz Earl Hines - 4 years (numerous night clubs) Apollo Theatre (New York) Howard Theatre (Washington DC) Concerts/Performances All over the world as a soloist Iran - Special for Sha of Iran France - 500 member state reception for Former President Estand De-Giscard Sweden - Performed for King and Queen of Sweden General Assembly United Nations England - Command Performance for the Queen Russia - Kiev, Lenningrad Bucharist, Gelgrade, Austria, Australia - King Hall International Festivals France Germany Italy Japan Denmark Sweden Cuba Sao Paulo, Brazil Maksoud Plaza USA Concerts Carnegie Hall Metropolitan Opera House Symphony Hall Heinz Hall Wolftrap (DC) Robin Hood Dell & Convention (Philly) Temple University Outdoor Theatre Chicago Opera House UCLA Pavillion Club Performances Continental Plaza Ritz Carlton -Chicago Playboy Caryl-New York Plaza Hotel Olympic Hotel-Seattle Fairmont Music Hall-San Francisco Music Hall-New Orleans La Fontain Bleu-Houston, Dallas, and Florida The Kennedy Center-Wash. DC Portland Maine Marva Josie has recorded for the following record companies: Correctone United Artist Thimble First Church of Deliverance Music Voolivre Julman Catalyst M.P.S. Jazz Series Improve Quick Silver Records Polydor Marva Josie has appeared in concert with such greats as DIZZY GILLESPIE, DAVE BRUBECK, BENNY CARTER, GERALD WIGGINS, BUDD JOHNSON, HEYWOOD HENRY, ILLINOISE JACQUET, PAUL DESMOND, EDDIE BAREFIELD, HERBIE HANCOCK, and GEORGE DIVIVIER. She was musically inspired by such greats as ROBERTA PETERS, MARIAN ANDERSON, MAHALIA JACKSON, ARETHA FRANKLIN, LEONTYNE PRICE, MARIA CALLAS, RAY CHARLES, JOHNNY MATHIS, CHARLIE RICH, ROSEMARY CLOONEY, JUDY GARLAND among many others. After a very successful engagement in a featured role in GEORGE GERSHWIN'S "Porgy and Bess" at the New York City Center, She auditioned for the great Earl "Fatha" Hines Orchestra. Much of her Jazz influence developed during her either years of travels with the Hines Orchestra throughout the world to places like Canada, Brazil, Cuba, Russia, Yogoslavia, Spain, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, England, Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, and of course all over the United States as well as many other countries. She stepped out as a solo performer whenever the band was on hiatus. She was guest soloist with The Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the late Arthur Fiedler and guest solist with The Battle Creek Michigan Symphony Orchestra as well as the 200 voice choir at the Chicago Church of Deliverance under the direction of Reverend Ralph Goodpastor.