margie marie bowes (march 18, 1941 – october 22, 2020) was an american country music singer. she was popular in the late 1950s. she had a top 10 country hit, "poor old heartsick me", in 1959. she was born in roxboro, north carolina. her career began in 1958. she was known for competing at the grand ole opry with kitty wells, jean shepard, connie hall and patsy cline.