Mable John, the beloved Motown trailblazer and Stax legend passed away at 91. The Detroit News reported that John’s nephew, Kevin John, confirmed that she died Thursday, Aug. 25, at her home in Los ...

She sounded too sultry and adult for Motown, where she was the first solo female artist Berry Gordy signed, but Mable John fit in just fine at Stax Records in Memphis, where she parlayed her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mable John, the first solo female artist signed by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, has died. She was 91. The veteran R&B ...

She was one of the first female acts signed to Motown, and her career later intersected with Isaac Hayes and Ray Charles. But she eventually heeded a higher calling. By Alex Williams Beyond her many ...

In one of the final chapters of Mable John’s whirlwind life, people enduring hardship on the streets of Los Angeles turned to her and the charity she ran for food and salvation. Late in life she had ...

She was the first solo female artist signed by Berry Gordy to Tamla Records, a label that would later become Motown. From 1958 to 1962, her time with the legendary label was punctuated by blues ...

Mable John, a soul and blues singer who became one of the first female recording artists signed to the Detroit label that became Motown and who later served as the lead singer in Ray Charles’s ...

The first female solo artist signed to Motown Records and longtime Ray Charles collaborator with roots in Northeast Louisiana was honored for her contributions to music in Morehouse Parish. Mable John ...

Mable John, the first ever female solo singer signed to Motown Records, has died aged 91. John was the first woman who record executive Berry Gordy signed at Motown. She later moved to Stax Records in ...