
Wanda Young, Singer in Motown Girl Group the Marvelettes, Dead at 78
Young sang backup on the classic "Please Mr. Postman" and lead on hits like "Don't Mess With Bill" and "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
Young sang backup on the classic "Please Mr. Postman" and lead on hits like "Don't Mess With Bill" and "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"
She helped found the Marvelettes, but her father forced her to leave her musical dreams behind before the girl group scored Motown's first Number One
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