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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...
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...
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...
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...
Claudette Robinson, one of Motown's original Miracles, is star of nostalgic new exhibit
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoHer voice has appeared on an array of hits, heard by millions around the world. While Claudette...
For Smokey Robinson, the Fox Theatre plus classic Motown equals a special Detroit night
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSmokey Robinson’s Fox Theatre showstopper came less than half an hour into his Saturday set. He'd...
Bertha Barbee McNeal Dies: Cofounder Of Motown’s Velvelettes Was 82
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBertha Barbee McNeal, whose Motown group The Velvelettes had hits with“Needle in a Haystack” and...
Women's History Month: Here are 15 female singers from Texas
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDepending on what radio station you tune into, chances are that a Texan woman is belting out a bop....
The Temptations' Otis Williams shares decades of wisdom with young Detroit artists
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn his 60-plus years with the Temptations, Otis Williams has certainly experienced his share of...