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The group's next single, "Playboy", marked the second time one of their singles was written by a band member, this time by Gladys Horton. Though they were later overshadowed by the Supremes, the Marvelettes created a wonderful string of hits during the mid-60s. The following year, Horton appeared on the PBS concert special, My Music: Salute to Early Motown, along with other Motown stars from the label's early years. Horton enlisted older glee club members Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita Cowart, and a high school graduate Georgia Dobbins (May 5, 1942 – September 18, 2020)[1] to join her. 2, which included their later albums and bonus material, was released in 2011.Their much-covered 1961 million-selling # 1 hit tune "Please Mr Postman" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. The Marvelettes are notable as one of the first hit groups from the Motown stable of artists.

The song peaked at #17 and was noted for featuring the Temptations' Melvin Franklin providing the opening line. Meanwhile, Gladys Horton had moved to Los Angeles where she raised her three sons. By now, Motown had begun its charm school hiring choreographer Cholly Atkins and Maxine Powell to refine the label's acts. By early 1965, struggling to keep up with their stringent recording sessions and touring schedules and her illnesses, a doctor of Tillman's advised her to leave performing for good. The Marvelettes: Forever More – The Complete Motown Albums Vol. Heartbreak Dead Ahead" settled for a #61 showing but was #11 on the R&B chart. In 1966, they had a modest success with "You're the One" and by the end of that year, they reached the top 20 with "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game", which Smokey had to fight to get released. SEARCH Forum HEADLINE TOPICS In the meantime, other Motown girl groups such as Martha and the Vandellas and the Supremes were starting to get promoted by Motown staff with the Vandellas becoming the top girl group of 1963. In 1970, Rogers recorded songs for a solo album, produced by Smokey Robinson and including covers of earlier Motown recordings, which Motown decided to market as The Return of The Marvelettes. In mid-1965, Wanda Rogers took over as lead vocalist, as Motown producers felt Rogers' voice was more suitable for this role than Horton's. Some sources claim "Where Did Our Love Go" was turned down by the Marvelettes. Later in 1965, the group released the Smokey Robinson composition, "Don't Mess with Bill", which brought the group back to the top ten reaching #7 and becoming their second single to sell over a million copies. From "Veronica Mars" to Rebecca take a look back at the career of Armie Hammer on and off the screen.