Mary Wells
Rhythm and blues, Musical Artist
1943 – 1992
Who was Mary Wells?
Mary Esther Wells was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and the Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America, "bridging the color lines in music at the time."
With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including "Two Lovers", the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch" and her signature hit, "My Guy", she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her popularity. She was one of Motown's first singing superstars.
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- Born
- May 13, 1943
Detroit - Also known as
- Mary Esther Wells
- Spouses
- Cecil Womack
(1966/08 - 1977/09) - Herman Griffin
(1961/06 - 1963/03)
- Cecil Womack
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Northwestern High School
- Died
- Jul 26, 1992
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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