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May 13, 2023 · A pioneering and everlasting legend, Mary Wells was Motown’s first true icon, paving the way for an artistic freedom that others would come to follow. Published on. May 13, 2023. By. Nora...
Jul 27, 1992 · By Associated Press. July 26, 1992 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. LOS ANGELES -- Mary Wells, 49, the singer who in the 1960s had teenagers snapping their fingers to "My Guy" and other tales of love lost and...
The Queen of Motown. Mini Bio. Detroit-born (in 1943) Mary Wells was one of the first stars of the soon-to-be-legendary Motown Records, and while she became one of the label's superstars, she had very, very difficult early years that many other people would not have been able to overcome.
Jun 15, 2021 · Mary Esther Wells died in Los Angeles, California, on July 26, 1992, of laryngeal cancer. She was 49 years old. After her death, the composition “My Guy” was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and in 2006 she was inducted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.
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Pioneering Ad Woman Mary Wells Lawrence Dies At 95
Mary Wells Lawrence, the trail-blazing Mad Men-era creative icon and agency owner died on Saturday in London at the age of 95. An obituary i...
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Mary Wells Lawrence, high-profile advertising pioneer, dies at 95
Wells Lawrence, who grew up in Ohio and at 22 took her imagination and ambition to New York, where she broke through advertisings male bast...
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Jul 27, 1992 · Mary Wells, who brought a perky optimism to the pop and soul charts in the early 1960's with hits like "My Guy" and "You Beat Me to the Punch," died today at the Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer...
Aug 24, 2020 · Mary Wells. Mary has been called Motown’s first superstar, even as she owed her popularity to Smokey Robinson, the alchemist who wrote and produced ‘Two Lovers,’ ‘You Beat Me To The Punch,’...
Founder of the world famous "Motown Sound," Mary Wells is considered not only one of the best female singers in the music industry, but also a vital part of the success of the prestigious label. Wells' early years were not easy.