Gladys Horton of The Marvelettes RIP - AV Club (satire)

Gladys Horton, co-founder and singer of the story makes girl group The Marvelettes Motown died after suffering several strokes. She was 66th

Horton is the Casinyets (a pun on "Can not Sing Yetser") with high school friends Georgia Dobbins, Anna George Tillman, Juanita Cowart, and Katherine Anderson in the Detroit suburb of Inkster. In 1961, the group renamed Marvel won the chance to Motown Records audition young, finally sings Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, who renamed it The Marvelettes. Horton was only 15 years old in 1961 when she resumed singing outgoing Georgia Dobbins, who are forced to leave the band was after his father forbade him to play in nightclubs. Dobbins left before she sings a song co-written with William Garrett called "Please Mr. Postman," as their first single with Horton was soon to become the first No. 1 releases for Motown record, and made the first successful Marvelettes Motown Girl Group.

In years to come, "Please Mr. Postman" would be the Beatles and The Carpenters (whose version also a hit in 1974), but The Marvelettes were never replicated its success covered. Although tarnished by the quickie cash-in "Postman Twistin '," the group scored a few more Top 10 singles in "Playboy" "Beech 4-5789" and "Do not Mess With Bill." But in 1965, he was Motown Cowart suffered the loss (due to a nervous breakdown after a kiosk U.S. appearance) and Tillmann (of suffering, which lupus), and stiff competition from other acts, he had by for example, paving, etc. Martha & the Vandellas and The Supremes, who had a No. 1 hit with "Where Did Our Love Go" by the Marvelettes decided not to cover it. After establishing itself more and stronger replaced sing in the direction of the group of singles of the girl, they had originally hired in Georgia Dobbins, Wanda Young (who favored Smokey Robinson), Horton finally married in 1967 the group, The Marvelettes and simply replaced by another singer, Anne Brogan.

The post-Horton has seen the group expanded to a spectacular end, but is ignored by her record company and plagued by infighting, which culminated in 1970 is questionable Marvelettes, The Return Of The-what was essentially a solo album for singer Wanda Young, who was now the only remaining member of the group's early days. In 1989, Horton set a / old new version of the Marvelettes with youth in the City Records Release The Marvelettes Motor ... Now!, But have problems with youth drug and alcohol abuse, Horton only he could ride behind it. After this attempt to cancel The Marvelettes to get back by train, Horton disabled more or less retired from show business to care for their son, they still appear from time to time, but there was a final insult of Motown when the label the name "The Marvelettes" with a promoter, so that no current members of this title. But member legislature began in 2006 because not born artist with a group name, if not at least one was Horton may be carried out again after Gladys Horton of The Marvelettes, they have, until recently, very, as in this Horton saw pictures of a 2005 concert.