Mary Wells: the first lady of Motown appreciation thread

[troubleman84]

Stop Taking Me for Granted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht8XTBpDPso

 

[troubleman84]

Use Your Head:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY9dsAjYaYM

 

[troubleman84]

Never, Never Leave Me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WubItGX-Zzg

 

[troubleman84]

Dear Lover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uduUVOCekEQ

 

[troubleman84]

Can't You See:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAgtcBhBpgQ

 

[troubleman84]

Good Lovin':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfti83Ki3LE

 

[troubleman84]

I'm Sorry:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0bsPy4sOf4

 

[troubleman84]

Love-Shooting Bandit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiB55GDUsIA

 

[troubleman84]

If You Can't Give Her Love (Give Her Up) featuring Bobby Womack in background vox:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uZiDGXOxAo

 

[troubleman84]

Gigolo (extended dance remix):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ktPRxZ8tIc

 

[troubleman84]

Let's Mix It Up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eqb9i7JH_Y

 

[troubleman84]

These Arms:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D1XQp6ZzZg

 

[troubleman84]

You're the Answer to My Dreams (one of her last songs):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWtaMxfrMVY

 

[browneyedgirl]

Nothing you could say can tear me away from my guy
Nothing you could do 'cause I'm stuck like glue to my guy
I'm stickin to my guy like a stamp to a letter
Like the birds of a feather, We stick together
I will tell you from the start
I can't be torn apart from my guy

I absolutely love her songs!

 

[mistermaxxx]

great thread man and she is so slept on it ain't even funny. she was the real deal.

 

[troubleman84]

Yeah I felt I had to do it. She is indeed overlooked when you research R&B/soul and Motown history.

 

[DuranDuran]

 

[zinniabooklover]

Here she is in 1962 doing Bye Bye Baby at the Apollo Theatre.

This is how I think of her. Untamed, full-on, bringing it like no-one else.

4m 18s

 

[zinniabooklover]

Top 10 Mary Wells Songs

Our Top 10 Mary Wells songs list looks back at the songs and career of one of the legendary r&b singers of the Motown era. Singer Mary Wells helped

www.classicrockhistory.com

"Our Top 10 Mary Wells songs list looks back at the songs and career of one of the legendary r&b singers of the Motown era. Singer Mary Wells helped change the music business. She was one of the pioneers of Motown Records. Wells became one of the artists who was able to bridge the color lines in music. Mary Wells, whose real name was Mary Esther Wells, was born on May 13, 1943 and died on July 26, 1992."