Mable John for the Stax Museum exhibit “Stax Here and Now” in 2007.Īfter leaving Motown, John spent several years as one of Ray Charles’ backup singers, the Raelettes, until attempting a solo career at Stax Records in 1966. John continued as a background singer, but John asked to be released from her her contract in 1962 and Gordy agreed. Motown began having success with artists that appealed to teens and young adults but making much headway in the blues market. The Washington Post: Mable John, pioneering Motown female singer, dies at 91 John followed with “No Love” in June of that year and then with “Actions Speak Louder Than Words” by the end of 1960. In 1960, she released her first Tamla single, “Who Wouldn’t Love a Man Like That?,” a blues number, to no success. Mable John at the Stax Museum’s Grand Opening Concert “Soul Comes Home” in 2003. Gordy began coaching her and soon signed her to his new, fledgling label. After spending two years at Lewis Business College, she learned that Berry Gordy was writing songs and was looking for artists to record them. After graduating high school, John took a job as an insurance representative at Friendship Mutual Insurance Agency, a company run by Berry Gordy’s mother, Bertha. The family moved to Arkansas and later settled in Detroit, Michigan. John was born Novemin Bastrop, Louisiana, the eldest of nine siblings, including her brother, R&B legend Little Willie John. Mable John remembered on the Stax Museum marquee. She passed away on Augat her home in Los Angeles. Mable John, the first female artist Barry Gordy signed to Motown’s Tamla label and later a Stax Records artist and lead singer of Ray Charles’ backup singers, the Raelettes, has died. The Stax Museum is sad to report that Dr.
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