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	Girl Group Chronicles: Marvelettes
		The Marvelettes' previous singles had seen them backed with a live band, but the excitement was not lost on this release.
		The Marvelettes had been relegated to the second string of artists for some time, and they were given songs that had been turned down by other artists.
		It was produced by James Dean and William Weatherspoon for the album The Marvelettes.
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Frontrow/2301/marvelettes.html (2302 words)

	Marvelettes - Classic Motown
		The Marvelettes' career epitomized the haphazard progress endured by many of the leading girl-groups of the early 60s.
		This effervescent slice of pop-RandB captivated teenage audiences in the USA, and the song was introduced to an even wider public when the Beatles recorded a faithful cover version on their second album.
		After an attempt to repeat the winning formula with "Twistin' Postman", the Marvelettes made the Top 20 again in 1962 with "Playboy" and the chirpy "Beechwood 4-5789".
	classic.motown.com /artist.aspx?ob=ros&src=lb&aid=30 (263 words)

	The Marvelettes
		The Marvelettes than made what turned out to be a major mistake by passing on a song brought to them in 1964 by Holland-Dozier-Holland.
		In retrospect it, it seems that Gordy had found the Marvelettes alittle to rough and ready, a little to ordinary, toreally push their beyond that of a touring group with the occassional hit.
		The Marvelettes had an earthy, mature way of singing, which mixed with their youthful romanticism, gave the group an unique appeal.
	www.history-of-rock.com /marvelettes.htm (1301 words)

	Corporate Entertainment - The Marvelettes booking information!
		In the early years of the group, family ties forced all three to leave the act at various times (although Wanda and Gladys continued to make frequent "guest appearances") but carefully chosen and highly talented replacements kept the act at the top of the charts even with changed personnel.
		Offering an act that features their big hits, interspersed with their versions of some great standards, the girls are still, in the smooth Motown vein, a highly choreographed, polished, very good looking and humorous nightclub act as well as a major draw.
		The Marvelettes are available for your special event - contact us today to arrange an appearance.
	www.corporateartists.com /the_marvelettes.html (428 words)

	YouTube - The Marvelettes
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		This is a tribute to The Marvelettes, its the f...
		This is a tribute to The Marvelettes, its the first time ive tried anything like this, hope people like it, Finders Keepers Losers Weapers is a HDH song that should have been a single, its Gladys and Georgeanna singing lead together on this one.
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=pn1O8LCAxb4 (534 words)

	The Black World Today
		But as the Marvelettes they made their mark in the Motown pantheon and up the musical charts through the 1960s with such memorable hits as “Don’t Mess with Bill,” “My Baby Must Be a Magician,” and the unforgettable “Please, Mr.
		Before the Marvelettes leaped to stardom their hometown of Inkster, Michigan was mainly known for the reserve of workers who trooped dutifully to Henry Ford’s nearby automobile plant, many of them lured their by the magnate’s promise of five dollars a day in pay.
		The only thing better than this study of the Marvelettes is to get their music and listen to them at the peak of their game when everybody knew exactly what “Beechwood 4-5789” was all about.
	www.tbwt.org /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=350&Itemid=40 (601 words)

	The Marvelettes Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Marvelettes were one of the first of the fabulous girl groups to put great rock-and-roll songs on the charts in the 60's.
		The group was formed by Gladys Horton and others at Inkster High School in Inkster, Michigan [a suburb of Detroit] in the early 60's, and chose as the group name the "Casinyets," a contraction of "can't sing yet." The original group members were Horton, Georgeanna Marie Tillman, Katherine Anderson, Juanita Cowart and Georgia Dobbins.
		There are groups touring today as the Marvelettes that do not include any members who sang with the Marvelettes in the 60's.
	www.tsimon.com /marvel.htm (487 words)

	The Marvelettes
		Most of the early hits were delivered by Gladys Horton, and they had a brief mid-decade renaissance when Smokey Robinson started writing songs expressly for Wanda Young, but by 1970 the hits had run out and Motown pulled the plug.
		It's no coincidence that the album's big hit, the title track co-written by Dobbins (and later covered by the Beatles), is one of the few tracks that doesn't feature that keyboard sound.
		Also, "Postman" is sung by the one Marvelette with a deep, powerful voice (I'm guessing it's Horton), and her features are the album's standouts - everyone else sounds interchangably shrill ("Happy Days").
	www.warr.org /marvelettes.html (1120 words)

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		Marvelettes - The Essential Collection - Spectrum/Motown 554 859 2
		If there is one Motown act that is underrated then it has to be the Marvelettes.
		They were one of the first female groups to be signed to the label in 1962 and whose product in the UK was issued on Oriole and Stateside and are unquestionably some of the most expensive singles in the UK today.
	www.sixtiesmotown.co.uk /marvelettes.html (275 words)

	The Hilltop Online (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The "Marvelettes" are in town, and honeychild, I wouldn't miss this for the world.
		The songs were simple with an upbeat tempo, smooth, tranquil, breezy choral lines that gave anyone who enjoyed the music a reason to come out and experience a night without chaos or confusion, because everyone was smooth and walked with a glide so sharp you would think the sidewalk was wet.
		Although Loni Clark was not a member of the original Marvelettes group, her style and stage presence were heavily impacted by the "Marvelettes" and other Motown greats.
	hilltop.mhc.edu /041403/loniclark.asp (641 words)

	The Marvelettes
		The Marvelettes' Anthology is saved from banality mostly by the contributions of Smokey Robinson and William Stevenson.
		Martha Reeves was a better singer that the Marvelettes’ Gladys Horton and Wanda Young; she sang with an edifying passion; her voice bangs along; it lurches and gnashes; her personality shines through these songs in a brassy, impetuous way.
		Although Lesley Gore wrote a few of her tunes, they were marginal contributions to the advent of female songwriting, and inferior to those of the writer’s who supplied her with other songs – Ellie Greenwich/Barry Mann, Paul Anka, Marvin Hamlisch, Mark Barken and Ben Raleigh.
	www.crecon.com /davidwomack/marvelettes-rockandroll.htm (858 words)

	Top Ten Songs by the Marvelettes - Associated Content
		This is the first Motown group to have a no. 1 hit, and the second female group of the rock era to achieve this.
		The Marvelettes once recorded a single as "The Darnells" in 1963.
		The Marvelettes were the first Motown group to hit no. 1.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/62268/top_ten_songs_by_the_marvelettes.html (561 words)

	Songs of The Stonewall - Marvelettes of Motown
		Mid-decade in the 1960s, The Marvelettes had a renaissance as a trio, a new image and a new lead from within the group.
		For their 1970's album, "The Return of the Marvelettes" (they were only gone about a half-year), the girls did not return on the album cover in hip outfits or skin-exposed but with cowgirl hats, gaucho pants, fl riding boots and rough-riding on real tough horses!!!
		Although The Marvelettes continued to have hit songs throughout the 1960s and their popularity continued, albeit to a lesser degree, their touring schedule was often cruel with one nighters spread over many states for a non-stop month without any relief.
	www.stonewallvets.org /songsofStonewall-8.htm (1218 words)

	The Marvelettes Bio - Mars Talent
		hitting the top spot on the charts and selling 3 million records in a crossover market, Motown was to concentrate on the Marvelettes, Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops, and Martha and the Vandellas and create a new group pop soul sound that totally dominated the music charts until the advent of the Beatles four years later.
		Once again this is a patented mark of Motown's success story -- the ability to change personnel in acts like the Supremes, Temptations and The Marvelettes and still keep the act at the top of the charts and in demand for personal appearances.
		Offering an act that features their big hits, interspersed with their versions of some great standards, the girls are still, in the smooth Motown vein, a highly choreographed, polished, very good looking and humorous night club act as well as a major draw.
	www.marstalent.com /bio_marvelettes.htm (268 words)

	Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes Songfacts
		William Garrett, a songwriter friend of group member Georgia Dobbins, offered this to The Marvelettes when she asked if he had anything for them to sing.
		Before The Marvelettes recorded it, Dobbins left the group to care for her mother.
		The Marvelettes' follow-up single "Twistin' Postman" (a #34 American hit) tried to capitalize on the dance craze and also continued the story of the woman who waits for a letter from her boyfriend.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=25& (575 words)

	The Marvelettes Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Petition Petition
		The Marvelettes not only defined the Motown Sound, but were the very first female vocal group to hit the charts with the recording "PLEASE MR.
		The Marvelettes deserve to be nominated, to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and we the undersigned would like to see this happen in the near future if not considered by the induction committee in 2006.
		The The Marvelettes Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Petition Petition to Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was created by and written by Billy Wolfe (marvelettes2004@yahoo.com).
	www.petitiononline.com /bw1949/petition.html (320 words)

	The Marvelettes : Playboy - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Despite being one of Motown's first big acts, the Marvelettes didn't record as many albums as the Temptations, Supremes, Miracles, Stevie Wonder or Martha & the Vandellas, but the girls from Inkster, MI did record some unforgettable sides and some good LPs.
		Playboy, titled after their big hit, was one of the good ones, yet Motown has never reissued it.
		Smokey Robinson's first Marvelette production, "I Think I Can Change You," was a forerunner to the string of hits he later produced for them with Wanda Young on lead.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,127099,00.html (277 words)

	Don't Mess With Bill by The Marvelettes Songfacts
		The Marvelettes consisted of Gladys Horton, Georgia Dobbins, Juanita Cowart, Georgeanna Tillman and Katherine Anderson - all from Inkster, Michigan.
		The group was originally known as the "Casinyets." Casinyet was a contraction for "Can't Sing Yet." Horton formed the group to enter a high-school talent competition.
		In addition to songs by the Marvelettes, he also wrote "My Guy" by Mary Wells, "The Way You Do the Things You Do," and "My Girl," by the Temptations, and "Ain't That Peculiar" and "I'll Be Doggone" by Marvin Gaye.
	www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=6626 (228 words)

	The Legends of Motown, Starring The Temptations and The Marvelettes, to Perform - UB NewsCenter
		The Marvelettes occupy an esteemed place in the history of American popular music as the group that caused Motown, and most notable Berry Gordy, to change the label's focus from single bluesy soul artists to a smooth harmonic sound that transcended the prior racial limits of rhythm and blues.
		Postman" hitting the top spot on the charts and selling 3 million records in a crossover market, Motown was to concentrate on the Marvelettes, Supremes, Temptations, Four Tops and Martha and the Vandellas and create a new group pop-soul sound that totally dominated the music charts until the advent of The Beatles four years later.
		Tickets for The Legends of Motown starring The Temptations and The Marvelettes are $49.50 and $39.50.
	www.buffalo.edu /news/fast-execute.cgi/article-page.html?article=82690009&print=1 (435 words)

	Classic Soul - Marvelettes
		The Marvelettes (Gladys, Wanda and Katherine) looked a bit uncomfortable, while Ross was bobbing her head, Mary looked glamorous as always, but Florence looked as uncomfortable as the Marvelettes.
		When the Supremes came to Motown, the big stars were the Marvelettes, Mary Wells and Smokey Robinson.
		He should never have sacrificed his great talents like Martha, the Marvelettes and Gladys Knight to promote another artist just because he was "intimate" with her.
	www.soul-patrol.com /soul/marvelettes.htm (999 words)

	Collins' Oldies Website: The Marvelettes
		The paper may be the Free Press, but it's free in the sense of not subject to government censorship, not in the sense of not costing money.
		Wanda purrs all the way as her character tells her boyfriend how she pursued him, yet she was the one who got caught.
		No other Marvelettes were on any recordings or photos for the album.
	www.srv.net /~roxtar/marvelettes.html (2853 words)

	The Originals (Soul Group) Biography at SoulTracks
		Gorman not only led the Originals through their peak years, he also wrote a number of hits for other artists, include "Please Mr.
		Postman" for the Marvelettes), falsetto singer Tyrone Hunter, tenors C.P. Spencer and Hank Dixon, and baritone Walter Gaines, the group broke out in 1970 after several years as a 2nd tier Motown group.
		Their vehicle was an absolutely beautiful ballad written by labelmate Marvin Gaye, "Baby I'm For Real." The song's arrangement and the group's performance were both perfect, and it became an instant soul classic that quickly topped the Soul charts.
	www.soultracks.com /the_originals.htm (321 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of The Marvelettes by The ...
		The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game is not the single, but a longer version completed a couple of months later with an extra verse, unreleased until Anthology in 1975, and previously unavailable on CD as far as I know.
		On any CD of new recordings this would be notably poor value; on a collection of re-issued material that has recouped its production costs many times over in the intervening forty years or more, it is simply unacceptable.
		The year before this compilation there was a Marvelettes CD released entitled The Ultimate Collection, which had 25 classic tracks on it, including all 11 found here.
	www.epinions.com /content_325918625412 (625 words)

	Get ready to party with 3 classic rock 'n' roll groups: Snohomish County News: The Seattle Times
		The Marvelettes do a musical revue of the group's hit tunes from the '60s Saturday at the Edmonds Center for the Arts.
		The Marvelettes bring a smooth Motown sound to the show, with tunes like "Please, Mr.
		Postman" and "My Baby Must Be a Magician." The Drifters perform such hits as "There Goes My Baby," which began a new era, "rhythm and blues tied to classical instruments and strings," Castonia said.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/snohomishcountynews/2003580883_coasters21n0.html?syndication=rss (685 words)

	Book The Marvelettes - Booking Corporate Event, Meeting, Private Party - Your Booking Agent for The Marvelettes
		Postman was the first Motown record to to cross over from the RandB charts and reach number one on the pop charts, an accomplishment of which the original members of the group are very proud.
		To book The Marvelettes or to get information about booking The Marvelettes for an event, wedding or meeting please submit this form:
		Please note that we do not claim or represent ourselves as the exclusive agent, manager or management for The Marvelettes or any of the artists included on our roster.
	www.grabow.biz /Nostalgia/TheMarvelettes.htm (594 words)

	Am I Right - Misheard Lyrics, The Marvelettes
		Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song.
		These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
		This page contains all the misheard lyrics for The Marvelettes that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
	www.amiright.com /misheard/artist/marvelettes.shtml (199 words)

	The Marvelettes Motown 78 RPM Discovered :: The Record Collectors Guild :: A website for the Record Collector. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Marvelettes Motown 78 RPM Discovered :: The Record Collectors Guild :: A website for the Record Collector.
		I began to think of what other groups were doing battle with The Beatles on the pop charts during the early to middle 60's.
		According to the single master number of #9016, there is the possibility that up to 16 Motown 78s were issued by Dyna in the early to late 60's.
	www.recordcollectorsguild.org /modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=54&page=1 (576 words)

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