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Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas
American vocal group
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The Supremes
The Supremes
American female singing group
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Brenda Holloway
Brenda Holloway
American musician
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
American recording artist; R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell
American singer–songwriter
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Johnny Bristol
Johnny Bristol
American musician, songwriter and record producer
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The Temptations
The Temptations
American Motown vocal group
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The Marvelettes
The Marvelettes
1960s all-girl music group
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Four Tops
Four Tops
American Motown vocal group
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Jean Terrell
Jean Terrell
American musician
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DeBarge
DeBarge
American R&B, soul and funk musical group
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The Funk Brothers
The Funk Brothers
group of Motown studio musicians
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Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
American Music Executive, Record Producer
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The Valentinos
The Valentinos
American musical group; family R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio
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Syreeta Wright
Syreeta Wright
American singer-songwriter
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
American vocalist, music artist and actress
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Marv Johnson
Marv Johnson
American R&B and soul singer
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Eddie Kendricks
Eddie Kendricks
American singer and songwriter, member of The Temptations
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The Contours
The Contours
American band
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The Miracles
The Miracles
American rhythm and blues vocal group
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Mable John
Mable John
American blues vocalist
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Bobby Rogers
Bobby Rogers
American singer
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David Ruffin
David Ruffin
American singer
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Martha Reeves
Martha Reeves
American singer and politician
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Vernessa Mitchell
Vernessa Mitchell
American musician
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Lee Ann Womack
Lee Ann Womack
American country music singer and songwriter
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Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson
American vocalist and founding member of The Supremes
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Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong
American singer, songwriter
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Teena Marie
Teena Marie
American singer
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Womack & Womack
Womack & Womack
American musical duo
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Florence Ballard
Florence Ballard
American recording artist and vocalist
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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
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The Originals
The Originals
band
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Kim Weston
Kim Weston
singer
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Anna Gordy Gaye
Anna Gordy Gaye
American businesswoman, music executive and songwriter
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American pop/soul singer
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Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer, who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. Along with The Supremes, The Miracles, The Temptations, 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."

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 1962, plus her signature hit, "My Guy" (1964), she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964, at the height of her success.