Mable John, the first ever female solo singer signed to Motown Records, has died aged 91.
John was the first woman who record executive Berry Gordy signed at Motown. She later moved to Stax Records in Memphis.
John’s death was announced by the singer’s nephew, Kevin, who told The Detroit News that she had died on Thursday (25 August).
The singer spent her final years helping the homeless through her LA charity.
“We loved her and she was a kind person,” said Kevin, speaking of his aunt’s character.
A cause of death is yet to be announced.
John was born in 1930 in Louisiana. Her family eventually moved to Detroit in 1941 where she grew up.
She was one of nine children, one of whom was the famous R&b singer Little Willie John. John opened for him when he began touring in the Fifties.
Her brother died in 1968. His sons...
John was the first woman who record executive Berry Gordy signed at Motown. She later moved to Stax Records in Memphis.
John’s death was announced by the singer’s nephew, Kevin, who told The Detroit News that she had died on Thursday (25 August).
The singer spent her final years helping the homeless through her LA charity.
“We loved her and she was a kind person,” said Kevin, speaking of his aunt’s character.
A cause of death is yet to be announced.
John was born in 1930 in Louisiana. Her family eventually moved to Detroit in 1941 where she grew up.
She was one of nine children, one of whom was the famous R&b singer Little Willie John. John opened for him when he began touring in the Fifties.
Her brother died in 1968. His sons...
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- The Independent - Music
Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life Madison Square Garden November 6, 2014 I wasn't going to miss this one! Fortunately the cheap seats were "only" $49.50 (plus fees, of course), which for a big-ticket concert these days is actually reasonable.
Wonder's 1976 double-lp set is on one hand an oddball choice for such treatment, yet from another perspective is perfectly obvious. Oddball because although it does have hits, the hits/filler percentages are higher on the latter than on any of his classic '70s single LPs, and some of it is downright eccentric. Perfect and obvious because, among musicheads, this set has acquired mythic status and, given its length, handily fills an evening.
The thing is, who says what's definitely filler (undistinguished material that just takes up space) and what's a hidden gem? And there's so much variety, stylistically and in terms of arrangements, that some people think it doesn't flow,...
Wonder's 1976 double-lp set is on one hand an oddball choice for such treatment, yet from another perspective is perfectly obvious. Oddball because although it does have hits, the hits/filler percentages are higher on the latter than on any of his classic '70s single LPs, and some of it is downright eccentric. Perfect and obvious because, among musicheads, this set has acquired mythic status and, given its length, handily fills an evening.
The thing is, who says what's definitely filler (undistinguished material that just takes up space) and what's a hidden gem? And there's so much variety, stylistically and in terms of arrangements, that some people think it doesn't flow,...
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