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Juanita L. Cowart Motley (born Wyanetta Cowart, January 8, 1944, Rockport, Mississippi) - vocals (1960–1963) Georgia Dobbins Davis (May 5, 1942, Carthage, Arkansas – September 18, 2020) - lead vocals (1960–1961) Discography Albums
January 16, 1944, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.), and Wyanetta Cowart (b. 1944, Detroit). Originally billed as the Casinyets (a name derived from the phrase can’t sing yet) and later called the Marvels, the Marvelettes were a collection of high-school friends from the Detroit suburb of Inkster.
The Marvelettes’ line-up evolves: Georgeanna Tillman and Wyanetta Cowart depart. Smokey Robinson pens and produces a pair of hits for The Marvelettes, “As Long As I Know He’s Mine” and “He’s A Good Guy (Yes He Is),” but the group turns down “Where Did Our Love Go” in favor of “Too Many Fish In The Sea.”
Cowart, Juanita (1944–) African-American pop singer. Name variations: Marvelettes. Born 1944 in Detroit, Michigan. Was a member of the Marvelettes, a popular Motown group whose songs "Don't Mess With Bill," "Please Mr. Postman," "I Keep Holding On" and "Beachwood 4-5789" reached the top of the charts (early 1960s).
Juanita Cowart departed the group in 1963 due to an emotional breakdown, and Georgeanna Tillman contracted sickle cell disease in late 1964, forcing her to retire from performing in 1965, leaving only three Marvelettes to record and tour.
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1960 in Inkster, MI. Genre. R&B, Pop/Rock. Styles. Girl Groups, Motown, Pop-Soul, Soul, Early Pop/Rock, Doo Wop, Early R&B. Group Members. Gladys Horton, Wanda Young, Katherine Anderson, Georgeanna Tillman, Anne Bogan, Juanita Cowart, Wyanetta Cowart, Georgia Dobbins. Album Highlights. New Releases. Discover. Articles. Staff Picks. Advanced Search.
