Mable John Dies: First Female Solo Artist Signed By Motown Records Founder Was 91
deadline.comMable John, who recorded for Motown and Stax and later worked with Ray Charles, died Aug. 25 at her home in Los Angeles. Her nephew, Kevin John, confirmed the death, but did not give a cause.
She was 91.“We loved her and she was a kind person,” Kevin John said of his aunt, the older sister of R&B star Little Willie John.John had a rich career in music.
She was the first solo female artist signed to Motown (then Tamla Records) by Berry Gordy Jr. and recorded the songs “Who Wouldn’t Love A Man Like That,” “Actions Speak Louder Than Words,” “No Love,” “Looking for a Man,” and “Take Me,” the latter with background harmonies by The Temptations.John left Motown in the mid-1960s to join Memphis label Stax Records.
There she teamed with the songwriting team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter for her 1966 hit “Your Good Thing (Is About to End),” which reached No.
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