Biography of Mary Wells

Motown's first female star, Wells received international acclaim under the wing of Smokey Robinson. Her original recording of "My Guy" in 1964 is one of the most recorded songs from the Motown label. She was ill advised to leave the company in 1964, and future productions planned for her made Diana Ross a superstar. Wells never again scored a hit. Her voice was silenced by throat cancer in 1990. ~ Rick A. Bueche