Formed by Michigan friends Georgia Dobbins and Gladys Horton in 1960,
five-member girl group the Marvelettes – also featuring Katherine Anderson,
Georgeanna Tillman, and Juanita Cowart - entered their high school talent show,
determined to win the prize of auditioning for Tamla/Motown Records’ Smokey
Robinson and Berry Gordy. They only finished fourth but tagged along to the
audition anyway and were asked to return with original material. Georgia Dobbins
scraped together a song with piano player William Garrett called “Please Mr.
Postman” and a legend was born. The song went on t...