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GLADYS HORTON OF THE MARVELETTES DEAD AT 66 RIP-MR.POSTMAN

gladys horton, the powerful soul singer who co-founded the all-female motown ensemble the marvelettes, died late wednesday in a nursing home outside of los angeles. the 66-year-old’s cause of death is unknown, though she was recovering from complications due to a stroke she suffered last year, her son told the associated press. horton was born in 1944 in a suburb of detroit and raised by foster parents. she joined a glee club in high school and almost immediately recruited four club members, including georgia dobbins, to create the modestly named the casinyets (as in, can't sing yet). the group's big break came in 1961 with an audition for berry gordy and smokey robinson of the then-startup label motown. they weren't originally given the opportunity — they had placed fourth in their high school's talent show, with the top three receiving auditions -- but were granted an exception. the quartet wowed the label with a second audition, performing what would become their first hit single, 'please mr. postman,' co-written with dobbins' friend and songwriter william garrett. they settled on a new band name, the marvelettes, and recorded the song with the famous funk brothers backing them. the song and its eponymous album skyrocketed to the top of the charts....
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