Along with the Supremes, the Miracles, the Temptations, 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.' Mary Esther Wells (– July 26, 1992) was an American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. The Miracles - You've Really Got A Hold On Me (2:59) 06. Barret Strong - Money (That's What I Want) (2:40) 02. Title: Motown Greatest Hits Released: 2019 Style: Soul, Funk, R&B RAR Size: 1.25 Gb Tracklist: CD 1 01. Her only album for Atco, The Two Sides of Mary Wells, was cut in 1966 and does indeed feature two sides of Mary Wells. Mary Wells will forever be known as a Motown artist, but after she left the label in 1964 she cut some very good singles for 20th Century and Atco. ![]() ![]() ![]() She came to the attention of Berry Gordy as a 17-year-old, hawking a song she'd written for Jackie Wilson that song, 'Bye Bye Baby,' became her first Motown hit in 1961. Mary Wells - Looking Back 1961-1964 Time and legions of other soul superstars have obscured the fact that for a brief moment, Mary Wells was Motown's biggest star.
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