Born Lucy Marie, we never heard her called anything but Marie. You would never find her searching for "Lucy", thus it is moved in the name field. She was divorced from William Robert Porritt, whom she had married when only 17 years old..
Marie married Heinz T. Vosgerau and they had 40 years and 7 children together.
Marie was the other half of her sister, Joey. They were joined at the heart, and that fact never changed.
Marie, born the 2nd and Joey, the 6th child of 8, you would swear they were twins.
If they were not together, they were on the phone about five times a day. Talent of all sorts showed genius in both.
In the prime of Marie's life, she and Joey wrote songs together, produced albums and promoted several talented artist in the music business.
In an article published in The Deseret News in July of 1991 it was said of Marie Vosgerau:
"In the past 18 months, ever since she decided to become a songwriter, the Salt Lake grandmother has written lyrics for 53 songs.
Armed with a copy of "Songwriter's Market," the where-to book for freelancers trying to pitch their tunes, Vosgerau has sent demo tapes of her songs to hundreds of publishers.
Thirty-four of the songs have been "picked up" - a phenomenal success rate. But in the music business, success is a lot more complicated than that.
Vosgerau's sister, Joey Katsos, also writes songs and is even more prolific. Both sisters collaborate with Mark McLelland, a local singer/producer/songwriter who records their demo tapes at ELS Studio in the basement of his Murray home.
"It's a numbers game, especially in the beginning," McLelland says. "If you have decent material and send it out to enough people, you probably will get one published."
McLelland's own songs include a library of pleasing instrumentals that he sells as background music for educational videos, commercials and TV shows. They won't make the Billboard charts, but they do help pay the bills.
But if an independent songwriter is lucky enough to get a song on an album, there's big money to be made, says McLelland. Even if the song is never popular, the royalties are split evenly between all 10 album cuts. A million-seller album could generate a songwriter at least $25,000.
Vosgerau knows that she may be just a phone call away from the big time. Her publisher recently sent Vosgerau's "Talk To Me" to Reba McEntire. And there is always her biggest fantasy to keep her going: "I'd like to write something that would give Marie Osmond a number one hit again."
This researcher personally owns several music albums written and produced by Joey Katsos and Marie Vosgerau. Because they are mostly soft pop and country western, they all tell great stories of love and life; they are poignant and range from sweet to humorous...just like Marie & her beloved sis!
Marie married Heinz T. Vosgerau and they had 40 years and 7 children together.
Marie was the other half of her sister, Joey. They were joined at the heart, and that fact never changed.
Marie, born the 2nd and Joey, the 6th child of 8, you would swear they were twins.
If they were not together, they were on the phone about five times a day. Talent of all sorts showed genius in both.
In the prime of Marie's life, she and Joey wrote songs together, produced albums and promoted several talented artist in the music business.
In an article published in The Deseret News in July of 1991 it was said of Marie Vosgerau:
"In the past 18 months, ever since she decided to become a songwriter, the Salt Lake grandmother has written lyrics for 53 songs.
Armed with a copy of "Songwriter's Market," the where-to book for freelancers trying to pitch their tunes, Vosgerau has sent demo tapes of her songs to hundreds of publishers.
Thirty-four of the songs have been "picked up" - a phenomenal success rate. But in the music business, success is a lot more complicated than that.
Vosgerau's sister, Joey Katsos, also writes songs and is even more prolific. Both sisters collaborate with Mark McLelland, a local singer/producer/songwriter who records their demo tapes at ELS Studio in the basement of his Murray home.
"It's a numbers game, especially in the beginning," McLelland says. "If you have decent material and send it out to enough people, you probably will get one published."
McLelland's own songs include a library of pleasing instrumentals that he sells as background music for educational videos, commercials and TV shows. They won't make the Billboard charts, but they do help pay the bills.
But if an independent songwriter is lucky enough to get a song on an album, there's big money to be made, says McLelland. Even if the song is never popular, the royalties are split evenly between all 10 album cuts. A million-seller album could generate a songwriter at least $25,000.
Vosgerau knows that she may be just a phone call away from the big time. Her publisher recently sent Vosgerau's "Talk To Me" to Reba McEntire. And there is always her biggest fantasy to keep her going: "I'd like to write something that would give Marie Osmond a number one hit again."
This researcher personally owns several music albums written and produced by Joey Katsos and Marie Vosgerau. Because they are mostly soft pop and country western, they all tell great stories of love and life; they are poignant and range from sweet to humorous...just like Marie & her beloved sis!
Born Lucy Marie, we never heard her called anything but Marie. You would never find her searching for "Lucy", thus it is moved in the name field. She was divorced from William Robert Porritt, whom she had married when only 17 years old..
Marie married Heinz T. Vosgerau and they had 40 years and 7 children together.
Marie was the other half of her sister, Joey. They were joined at the heart, and that fact never changed.
Marie, born the 2nd and Joey, the 6th child of 8, you would swear they were twins.
If they were not together, they were on the phone about five times a day. Talent of all sorts showed genius in both.
In the prime of Marie's life, she and Joey wrote songs together, produced albums and promoted several talented artist in the music business.
In an article published in The Deseret News in July of 1991 it was said of Marie Vosgerau:
"In the past 18 months, ever since she decided to become a songwriter, the Salt Lake grandmother has written lyrics for 53 songs.
Armed with a copy of "Songwriter's Market," the where-to book for freelancers trying to pitch their tunes, Vosgerau has sent demo tapes of her songs to hundreds of publishers.
Thirty-four of the songs have been "picked up" - a phenomenal success rate. But in the music business, success is a lot more complicated than that.
Vosgerau's sister, Joey Katsos, also writes songs and is even more prolific. Both sisters collaborate with Mark McLelland, a local singer/producer/songwriter who records their demo tapes at ELS Studio in the basement of his Murray home.
"It's a numbers game, especially in the beginning," McLelland says. "If you have decent material and send it out to enough people, you probably will get one published."
McLelland's own songs include a library of pleasing instrumentals that he sells as background music for educational videos, commercials and TV shows. They won't make the Billboard charts, but they do help pay the bills.
But if an independent songwriter is lucky enough to get a song on an album, there's big money to be made, says McLelland. Even if the song is never popular, the royalties are split evenly between all 10 album cuts. A million-seller album could generate a songwriter at least $25,000.
Vosgerau knows that she may be just a phone call away from the big time. Her publisher recently sent Vosgerau's "Talk To Me" to Reba McEntire. And there is always her biggest fantasy to keep her going: "I'd like to write something that would give Marie Osmond a number one hit again."
This researcher personally owns several music albums written and produced by Joey Katsos and Marie Vosgerau. Because they are mostly soft pop and country western, they all tell great stories of love and life; they are poignant and range from sweet to humorous...just like Marie & her beloved sis!
Marie married Heinz T. Vosgerau and they had 40 years and 7 children together.
Marie was the other half of her sister, Joey. They were joined at the heart, and that fact never changed.
Marie, born the 2nd and Joey, the 6th child of 8, you would swear they were twins.
If they were not together, they were on the phone about five times a day. Talent of all sorts showed genius in both.
In the prime of Marie's life, she and Joey wrote songs together, produced albums and promoted several talented artist in the music business.
In an article published in The Deseret News in July of 1991 it was said of Marie Vosgerau:
"In the past 18 months, ever since she decided to become a songwriter, the Salt Lake grandmother has written lyrics for 53 songs.
Armed with a copy of "Songwriter's Market," the where-to book for freelancers trying to pitch their tunes, Vosgerau has sent demo tapes of her songs to hundreds of publishers.
Thirty-four of the songs have been "picked up" - a phenomenal success rate. But in the music business, success is a lot more complicated than that.
Vosgerau's sister, Joey Katsos, also writes songs and is even more prolific. Both sisters collaborate with Mark McLelland, a local singer/producer/songwriter who records their demo tapes at ELS Studio in the basement of his Murray home.
"It's a numbers game, especially in the beginning," McLelland says. "If you have decent material and send it out to enough people, you probably will get one published."
McLelland's own songs include a library of pleasing instrumentals that he sells as background music for educational videos, commercials and TV shows. They won't make the Billboard charts, but they do help pay the bills.
But if an independent songwriter is lucky enough to get a song on an album, there's big money to be made, says McLelland. Even if the song is never popular, the royalties are split evenly between all 10 album cuts. A million-seller album could generate a songwriter at least $25,000.
Vosgerau knows that she may be just a phone call away from the big time. Her publisher recently sent Vosgerau's "Talk To Me" to Reba McEntire. And there is always her biggest fantasy to keep her going: "I'd like to write something that would give Marie Osmond a number one hit again."
This researcher personally owns several music albums written and produced by Joey Katsos and Marie Vosgerau. Because they are mostly soft pop and country western, they all tell great stories of love and life; they are poignant and range from sweet to humorous...just like Marie & her beloved sis!
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