The Marvelettes

Summary

The Marvelettes is a girl group^[1]. It draws 806 Wikipedia views per month (girl_group category, ranking #52 of 303).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Marvelettes's instance of is recorded as girl group^[3].
• The Marvelettes's genre is doo-wop^[4].
• The Marvelettes's record label is recorded as Motown^[5].
• The Marvelettes's discography is recorded as The Marvelettes discography^[6].
• The Marvelettes's Commons category is recorded as The Marvelettes^[7].
• The Marvelettes's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• The Marvelettes comprises Gladys Horton^[9].
• The Marvelettes comprises Wanda Young^[10].
• The Marvelettes comprises Katherine Anderson^[11].
• The Marvelettes comprises Georgeanna Tillman^[12].
• January 1, 1960 marks the founding of The Marvelettes^[13].
• The Marvelettes's location of formation is recorded as Michigan^[14].
• The Marvelettes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Marvelettes songs^[15].
• The Marvelettes's topic has template is recorded as Template:The Marvelettes^[16].
• The Marvelettes's start of work period is recorded as 1960^[17].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[18]

• Country: US^[19]

• Began / founded: 1960^[20]

• Ended / dissolved: 1972^[21]

• Genre(s): doo-wop, motown, r&b, soul^[22]

• Community tags: doo-wop, girl group, motown, r&b, soul^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: faca5707-ce1a-4276-a5bc-a4061bfb33d2^[24]

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Founding

January 1, 1960 marks the founding of The Marvelettes^[13]. Its location of formation is recorded as Michigan^[14].

Why It Matters

The Marvelettes draws 806 Wikipedia views per month (girl_group category, ranking #52 of 303).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]