A Letter From the Postman: A Memoir of the Original Lead Singer of the "Marvelettes"

Gladys Horton achieved her first-world recognition, with a smash hit single shortly after her 15th birthday. She was the lead singer for The Marvelettes, the world-famous Motown Records supergirl group of the '60s and '70s. Her sassy lead vocals on "Please Mr. Postman" delivered that song up the charts, all the way to #1, and it's still classic today. It was her voice and sound that gave Berry Gordy Jr. and his company its first straight #1 in December of 1961. Gladys Horton left the Marvel...