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Mable John, Motown’s First Female Solo Artist, Dead at 91
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBlues singer and older sister of Rock Hall-inductee Little Willie John also recorded for Stax...
First female act signed to Motown honored in Bastrop for contributions to blues genre
The News-Star via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe first female solo artist signed to Motown Records and longtime Ray Charles collaborator with...
“I couldn’t even touch a guitar string because the pain was so bad… I had to re-establish the...
Guitar Player via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDave Alvin Performs at Pappy & Harriet's on July 01, 2022 in Pioneertown, California. Dave Alvin...
Mable John death: First female solo artist on Motown Records dies at 91
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMable John, the first ever female solo singer signed to Motown Records, has died aged 91. John was...
Clarence Avant, Former Motown Chairman and ‘Godfather of Black Music,’ Dies at 92
Billboard via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClarence Avant, whose decades of trailblazing work as an artist manager, mentor, executive and...
Mable John, First Female Solo Artist Signed by Motown, Dies at 91
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMable John, the first solo female artist signed by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, has died. She...
Mable John, Motown and Stax blues singer who backed Ray Charles, dies
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the first women signed by Motown, Mable John, shown in 1966, later became a minister and an...
Clarence Avant, 'Godfather of Black Entertainment' Dead at 92
People via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe legendary music executive died on Sunday, his family confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement Arturo...
Clarence Avant, 'The Black Godfather' of music, dies at 92
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClarence Avant, the executive and businessman known as "The Black Godfather" of music and...
Clarence Avant, “The Black Godfather,” Dead At 92
VIBE via Yahoo News· 10 months agoClarence Avant, who was notably regarded as “The Black Godfather,” died on Sunday (August 13) at the age of 92 in his Los Angeles home. The news was...