“Although they’re the hottest female rock’n’roll quartet in the nation with their Please Mr. Postman record, The Marvelettes can only work at weekends,” babbled Jet magazine in early December 1961.

When a record label’s female vocal groups include the Supremes and Martha and the Vandellas, it’s easy to see why the Marvelettes are often relegated to footnote status. But the Detroit group has a ...

TRIBUTES have been paid to a tenor known as the “Singing Postman” who delighted hundreds of people on his rounds by bursting into song. Stan Evans, who has died aged 83, was well-known for bursting ...

The Marvelettes were teenagers in 1961 when they recorded the song, which went on to become Motown's first No. 1 pop hit. By The Associated Press Wanda Young, a member of Motown’s chart-topping The ...

Georgia Dobbins Davis, an original member of the Marvelettes and the co-writer of their classic 1961 hit, “Please Mr. Postman,” died Friday, September 18th. She was 78. Dobbins’ daughter, Kimberly Ann ...

The Marvelettes singer Wanda Young has died a family member for the Please Mr. Postman performer has confirmed. The iconic chart topping star – who was one of the last remaining members of the ...