Wanda Young, Singer in Motown Girl Group the Marvelettes, Dead at 78
Young sang backup on the classic "Please Mr. Postman" and lead on hits like "Don't Mess With Bill" and "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
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Georgia Dobbins Davis, Unsung Motown Hero Who Co-Wrote 'Please Mr. Postman,' Dead at 78
She helped found the Marvelettes, but her father forced her to leave her musical dreams behind before the girl group scored Motown's first Number One
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Meet the 2013 Nominees
Rush, Kraftwerk, Public Enemy and more could be inducted next spring
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Forever More: The Complete Motown Albums, Volume 2
Classic Motown's glamorous chart punches aren't the whole story with the Marvelettes. After early-Sixties wonders like "Beechwood 4-5789," the girl group, fronted by Gladys Horton and later Wanda Rogers, released songs more often smart, frank and out-there than hit-bound. This 109-track comp peaks with "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game," a 1966 smash where […]
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The Motown Story: How Berry Gordy Jr. Created the Legendary Label
The label's best songs and how its writers, performers and producers created its singular sound
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