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The Marvelettes pose together in matching dresses and necklaces, with Gladys Horton seated at the center and Katherine Anderson, Wyanetta Cowart, Wanda Young, and Georgeanna Tillman standing around her.
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Wanda Young

American singer
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The Marvelettes pose together in matching dresses and necklaces, with Gladys Horton seated at the center and Katherine Anderson, Wyanetta Cowart, Wanda Young, and Georgeanna Tillman standing around her.
the Marvelettes The Marvelettes (from left to right): Katherine Anderson, Wyanetta Cowart, Gladys Horton (seated), Wanda Young, and Georgeanna Tillman, c. 1964.

Wanda Young was an American singer best known as a member of the girl group the Marvelettes. The group formed in 1961 in the Detroit suburb of Inkster and consisted of high-school friends. They were discovered by Motown Records and released their debut single, "Please Mr. Postman," which became Motown's first number-one pop single.1

The Marvelettes achieved success with other hits like "Playboy," "Beechwood 4-5789," "Too Many Fish in the Sea," and "Don't Mess with Bill". Wanda Young passed away on December 15, 2021.1

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