Merrilee Rush is probably best known as the singer of "Angel of the Morning", a top-10 charting song which earned her a Grammy nomination for Female Vocalist Of The Year. Angel of the Morning is a hit song from 1968 for the American singer Merilee Rush and the Turnabouts. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Rush grew up in the north end of Seattle, Washington. As a child, she studied classical piano for 10 years. City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ...

In 1960, she auditioned for a band (directed by her first husband) that played sock hops. Next she was part of "Merrilee and Her Men", doing covers of male pop hits. Then she joined a Seattle rhythm and blues group called "Tiny Tony and the Statics". A sock hop is a term coined in the 1950s in the United States, following the growth in popularity of rock and roll, to refer to informal sponsored dances at American high schools, typically held on the grounds of the high school itself in the gymnasium or cafeteria. ...

"Merrilee and the Turnabouts" was formed in 1965. One of the group's roadies worked for Paul Revere and the Raiders, who were doing a tour in the South in 1967 and invited the band to be their opening act. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Paul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the 1960s, best-known for hits like Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian), Steppin Out, Kicks, and Hungry. In the 1980s, the band became a major source of inspiration for the Paisley... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The band's rendition of "Angel in the Morning" was recorded in Memphis in early 1968. Released by Bell Records, it climbed to #7 in the US charts that year, and reportedly reached No. 1 in seven countries. The song garnered Rush a Grammy Nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year. Memphis was the wife of Epaphus, the founder of Memphis, Egypt in Greek mythology. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Bell Records was the name of at least four different record companies in the 20th century. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

"Angel in the Morning" was written by Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight, younger brother of actor Jon Voight), who also wrote "Wild Thing" (a hit for The Troggs in 1966) and "I Can't Let Go", a hit for The Hollies in the UK. Angelina Jolie isTaylor's niece. Chip Taylor is the professional name of American songwriter John Wesley Voight (born in 1940). ... Jon Voight (born Jonathan Voight on December 29, 1938 in Yonkers, New York) is an American actor born to a Czech father and an English American mother. ... The Troggs, were a successful English rock band of the 1960s, who had a number of hits in Britain and America, including their most famous song, Wild Thing. The Troggs were from the town of Andover in southern England. ... The Hollies The Hollies are a British rock and roll band formed in the early 1960s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Merrilee now lives in the countryside near Seattle. She continues to perform with her own band and with Seattle Women in Rhythm & Blues.

In 1989 the Northwest Area Musicians' Association honored Rush with induction into the NAMA Hall of Fame. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003 she appeared as herself in the made-for-TV movie "At the Drive-In" along with Jan Berry, Fabian and others. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jan Berry (April 3, 1941, Los Angeles -- March 26, 2004) and Dean Torrence (born March 10, 1940, Los Angeles) were a rock and roll duo briefly popular in the early 1960s as part of the surf music craze inspired by The Beach Boys. ... Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. ...

External Links

• Gary James interview
• IMDB's "At the Drive-In" entry
• Music of 1968