Apr262024

Mable John

Mable John (born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on 3 November 1930; died 25 August 2022) was an American blues vocalist and the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motown's Tamla label. She received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994. At a very young age, John moved with her parents to Arkansas, where her father got a job in a paper mill. There four brothers (including Rhythm & Blues singer Little Willie John) and two sisters were born. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
62821
2Running Out
30714
3You Made a Fool out of Me
24868
4Your Good Thing
23651
5I'm A Big Girl Now
17532
6Able Mable
17411
7Wait You Dog
13638
8Looking for a Man
12080
9Take Me
11479
10Actions Speak Louder Than Words
10838

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