"Let me take this opportunity to commend Jackie Marx who has selflessly dedicated her talents to our Vietnam Veterans..."
President Ronald Reagan, 1984
Jackie singing in Sydney, Australia
Jackie Marx
Jackie's music is now available at https://jackiemarx.bandcamp.com/
MUSIC
Jackie has been writing and performing her original music since 1972. She has studied song composition at numerous workshops, including The Sheila Davis Songwriting Workshop, Vanderbilt University Workshop, and other workshops in Nashville and Chicago. She has gained recognition for her original music at a national, and worldwide level, and has received numerous honors for her musical achievement in the military veteran community. Rocket City! (below) is the culmination of her endeavor to educate and inform through entertainment.
Rocket City!
The American Dream...Interrupted
NOT READY FOR PRIMETIME (rough home demos) ...
I'M NOT GETTNG ANY YOUNGER
Dallas producton: Chistmas scene with Phil Gigante as PFC Bailey and Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) as Nurse Matthews.
Dallas Production. CAST at the Wall (Vietnam Veterans' Memorial) in Washington, DC.
Cast from the production. All members of BrockWay.
Dallas producton: Chistmas scene with Phil Gigante as PFC Bailey and Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) as Nurse Matthews.
All My Love Johnnie, a song in Act I from Rocket City! (The American Dream...Interrupted) sung by Nurse Matthews.
Scroll through images from the Rocket City!
ROCKET CITY! SONGS
ACT I
Gather 'Round Children
Backyard Warriors
Freedom Bird
Sweet Little Child
All My Love Johnny
(new song-live performance)
The American Dream
Everybody's Son
After This Firefight
In the Name of War
(new song--live performance)
ACT II
Chris's Shoes
My Son (new song--live performance)
Land of My Children
Ain't Goin' Back/
Rocket City!
(new songs--live performance)
Freedom Bird (Reprise) (new song--live performance)
The American Dream (Reprise)
They Were to Believe
If Only You Were Here Dad
Backyard Warriors (Reprise)
When I Touch the Wall
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THE THREE FIGHTING MEN STATUE
Washington DC
All Gave Some...Some Gave All
The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest US military decoration, awarded by Congress to a member of the Armed Forces for gallantry and bravery in combat at the risk of life above and beyond the Call of Duty.
The Congressional Medal of Honor
The catalyst for Jackie's song, Above and Beyond the Call, was meeting Medal of Honor Recipient, Allen Lynch (Us Army, Vietnam) and reading his Congressional citation.
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL
copyright 1987 Jackie Marx
Brothers in Arms, for God and Country
Bound by duty, fighting for freedom
In the heat of battle, armed with courage,
you took a stand
Though you could taste the danger,
your heart was beating faster,
you didn't hesitate
Something inside of you was guiding you,
Above and Beyond the Call
Above and Beyond the call, your life upon the line
you took a stand to save your fellow man
Above and Beyond the Call, courageous, brave and true
You did what you had to do...
Above and Beyond the Call
Though you could taste the danger,
your heart was beating faster,
you didn't hesitate You didn't hesitate
Brothers in Peace, America's heroes
Kindred spirits, comrades forever
In the midst of battle, armed with courage
you took a stand
Above and Beyond the Call, your life upon the line
you took a stand to save your fellow man
Above and Beyond the Call, courageous brave and true
You did what you had to do...
Above and Beyond the Call