Marilyn McCoo

McCoo has a four-octave vocal range.\n', '

Marilyn McCoo was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Waymon and Mary McCoo, who were both physicians. At the age of seven, she moved with her parents, two sisters, and brother to Los Angeles, where she commenced singing, piano and dance lessons. (Note: on the October 23, 1976, episode of Soul Train, McCoo told host Don Cornelius that she spent her first seven years in Columbus, Georgia.) At the age of 15, she joined Art Linkletter\'s Talent Show and began modelling. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in UCLA, where she earned a degree in business administration. In 1962, McCoo entered the Miss Bronze California beauty pageant where she won "Miss Grand Talent".\n', '

In the early and mid-1960s, McCoo was a member of the Hi-Fi\'s, who often opened for Ray Charles. She had been invited to join the group by photographer Lamonte McLem…