News & Updates — Mary Wells
Mary Wells / May 13, 1943 - July 26, 1992
The songs sung by Mary Wells in the early '60s are much-loved and recognizable the world over. She grew up in poverty in Detroit with some major health issues. In fact, she took to singing to ease her problems. After singing in choirs she approached Motown as a wanna-be songwriter and Berry Gordy auditioned her as a singer, with her first record being Wells' self-penned hit "Bye Bye Baby" hitting the charts in 1960. Her first album came out in '61. She was an early star on the growing Motown family of labels, singing hits like "My Guy", "You Beat...