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American singer and songwriter (–)

For other people named Mary Wells, see Mary Wells (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Mary Esther Wells (May 13, – July 26, ) was an American singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early s.^[1]

Along with the Supremes, the Miracles, the Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and the Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America, "bridging the color lines in music at the time".^[2]

With a string of hit singles composed mainly by Smokey Robinson, including "The One Who Really Loves You", "Two Lovers", and the Grammy-nominated "You Beat Me to the Punch", all in , plus her signature hit, "My Guy" (), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in , at the height of her success.

Life and career

Early life and initial recordings (–)

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