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On June 3, 1962, Wanda's first of four children, Meta (Young) Ventress, was born (Florence Ballard of the Supremes substituted for her in the Marvelettes during this period). On December 18, 1963, Young married her longtime boyfriend Bobby Rogers, a member of the Miracles, in Detroit and became known professionally as Wanda Rogers. The union ...
Wanda Rogers was living in Westland, Michigan, with her daughter until her death from COPD on December 15, 2021, at age 78. Katherine Anderson died of heart failure on September 20, 2023, at age 79. Katherine Anderson died of heart failure on September 20, 2023, at age 79.
Dobbins, who was also the group's original lead singer, gave Horton the spotlight to be the lead vocalist, a spot Horton was not comfortable with in the beginning. The group changed their name to the Marvelettes shortly after Motown signed the act, and Dobbins was replaced by Wanda Young. In 1961, the group released "Please Mr. Postman" in 1961.
By the mid-1960s, The Marvelettes had lost their status as Motown's top girl group, as much of the company's focus and promotion turned to The Supremes.In 1970, around the time the Marvelettes disbanded, Smokey Robinson had Wanda Young record what was intended as her first solo album with premiere back-up group The Andantes. [1]
Kenny Rogers' memory will continue with a posthumous album release next month. The record, Life Is Like A Song, will feature eight songs pulled from Rogers' archives by his widow, Wanda. Wanda's ...
— Kenny Rogers (@_KennyRogers) June 11, 2023 Wanda Rogers met the "Lady" singer in 1993 when he took a blind date to the Atlanta restaurant where she worked as a hostess. They tied the knot in 1997.
Anderson co-founded the Marvelettes, originally called the Casinyets, in 1960 with four fellow students at Inkster High School to enter a competition that could lead to an audition with Motown Records. [1] Although they did not win the competition, a teacher convinced Motown to give the group an audition. [1]
This week on Disney+’s Agatha All Along, Death was in the cards for one of our makeshift coven. The Marvel series’ seventh episode of nine picked up with Billy insisting to his begrudging ...