Search results
Gladys Catherine Horton (May 30, 1945 – January 26, 2011) was an American R&B and pop singer, notable for being the founder and lead singer of the all-female vocal group the Marvelettes, the first successful Motown girl group.
Jan 27, 2011 · Gladys Horton was a founding member of the Motown girl group the Marvelettes, who had a Number One hit with "Please Mr. Postman" in 1961. She died in 2011 from complications of a stroke, after leaving the group in 1967 to care for her son.
The Marvelettes were an American girl group that achieved popularity in the early to mid-1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Gladys Horton, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita Cowart (now Cowart Motley), and Georgia Dobbins, who was replaced by Wanda Young prior to the group signing their first deal.
Jan 28, 2011 · Gladys Horton, who gathered some of her high school friends into a singing group that became the Marvelettes and then sang lead vocals on “Please Mr. Postman,” which became Motown Records’ first...
Jan 28, 2011 · Gladys Horton, co-founder of Motown girl group The Marvelettes, has died at the age of 66. The band were signed to Berry Gordy's Tamla label and had a US number one single...
Feb 3, 2011 · Gladys Horton was the lead singer with the Marvelettes, who topped the American charts with "Please Mr Postman" in December 1961. It was a key record for boosting morale during the...
People also ask
Who was Gladys Horton?
Did Gladys Horton sing on 'Please Mr Postman' & 'too many fish in the sea'?
How old was Mary Horton when she started the Marvelettes?
When did Linda Horton leave Casinyets?
Jan 28, 2011 · The 1961 record showcased a gritty, pleading vocal by 15-year-old Gladys Horton, who would remain with the group until the late ‘60s, when she left to care for her disabled son. Horton died...
