Wanda Young Dies: Singer For The Marvelettes On ‘Please Mr. Postman’ Was 78

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told the New York Times that she died from complications of chronic obstructed pulmonary disease.Born on Aug.

Wanda Young, best known as a member of Motown's popular and chart-topping The Marvelettes, has died at age 78.  Meta Ventress, Young's daughter, told the New York Times that her mother died on Dec. 15 in Garden City, Mich.  She told the outlet that the cause of death had to do with complications due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  The artist and her fellow Marvelettes were teenagers when they recorded their enduring hit "Please Mr.

told The New York Times Saturday.Young replaced another singer in the Michigan group when Motown head Berry Gordy signed the band in 1961. A month later, The Marvelettes’ “Please Mr.

Wanda Young has passed away.

DETROIT -- Wanda Young, a member of Motown's chart-topping The Marvelettes, has died in suburban Detroit. She was 78.Meta Ventress told The New York Times in a story published Saturday that her mother died Dec.

A post shared by Claudette Robinson (@firstladyofmotown)No cause of death has been made public at the time of writing.In a statement posted on Twitter, the Classic Motown label wrote: “We are so saddened by the news of Wanda Young of the Marvelettes passing. What an impact she has had on the world of Classic Motown and the lives of so many.

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Wanda Young was a singer with the Motown group the Marvelettes, who sang lead vocals on hit singles including “Don’t Mess with Bill.”Young joined the Marvelettes just after they signed with Motown Records, as they were working on the song that would make them stars, “Please Mr. Postman.” Young sang backing vocals on the track, the first No.