Entertainment Weekly

Georgia Dobbins, who co-wrote Motown's first No. 1 hit 'Please Mr. Postman,' dies at 78

Georgia Dobbins, co-writer of Motown's first No. 1 hit "Please Mr. Postman" as part of The Marvelettes, died on Sept. 18 from cardiac arrest. She was 78. Even though Dobbins spent a short time with ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Wanda Young, Member of Motown’s The Marvelettes Who Sang on Hit “Please Mr. Postman,” Dies at 78

The Marvelettes were teenagers in 1961 when they recorded the song, which went on to become Motown's first No. 1 pop hit. By The Associated Press Wanda Young, a member of Motown’s chart-topping The ...