{"id":3861,"date":"2025-10-30T17:37:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everyonesdiary.com\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2025-10-30T17:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:37:11","slug":"rock-singer-and-trans-icon-dies-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everyonesdiary.com\/?p=3861","title":{"rendered":"Rock singer and trans icon, dies at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"144\"><strong data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"144\">Rock World Mourns the Loss of Marcie Free, Legendary Vocalist, Dead at 71<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"327\">The rock community is grieving the loss of Marcie Free \u2014 the powerhouse vocalist celebrated for her work with King Kobra, Signal, and Unruly Child \u2014 who has died at the age of 71.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"683\">Her passing was confirmed Friday by longtime friend and Unruly Child bandmate Jay Schellen, who described Free as \u201ca marvel to behold\u201d in a heartfelt Facebook tribute. \u201cA voice that had no limits and no equal, a truly singular talent and one of the most open and beautiful souls I have ever known,\u201d Schellen wrote. \u201cI\u2019m gutted and can\u2019t say much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"1004\">Schellen continued, \u201cThis is heartbreaking. Bruce, Guy, Larry \u2014 all of whom I hold dear as family \u2014 are shattered for the loss of our Marcie. We began Unruly Child together in 1992 and continued our friendship and music making throughout these years to this day. Marcie was always an Angel \u2014 now you have your wings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1364\">Born Mark Edward Free in South Bend, Indiana, in 1954, Marcie began performing professionally at 19. After moving from Michigan to Las Vegas and later Los Angeles, she broke into the rock scene in 1983 after meeting drummer Carmine Appice, recently departed from Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s band. 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