Katherine Schaffner's Marvelettes "When You're Young And In Love" Live

[Luciano]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m9UveZAzlQ

[Luciano]

Bonus "Reaching For Something I Can't Have"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mA496tdBQg

[copley]

Both are truly awful and are an affront to the memory of the Marvelettes!

[kenneth]

I could only get through a couple minutes of the first clip. Well, at least they can sing anyway. I'm assuming that's Katherine sitting on stage?

I don't begrudge the lady to get some financial lift from such a venture, but you'd think she might have found a couple singers who evoked the sound of Gladys and Wanda. These singers may be capable but they sound nothing like the Marvelettes, just the usual better than average "belters" who likely grew up on Whitney Houston and sing every song the same way.

[lakeside]

http://prince.org/msg/8/374639?pr

At the end of the article, Katherine talks about getting the name back and using it again.

[mysterysinger]

They sing quite well I think.

[BigAl]

Vocally they're adequate, but they bear about as much resemblance to The Marvelettes as I do. Katherine should have held out for singers who could deliver a more authentic sound.

I have to assume the lady sitting stage left is Kat. The video quality is crappy so I can't tell, but it doesn't really look like her to me. Still, who else could it be?

[BigAl]

Just found this pic. Kat's in front obviously.
Her new "Marvelettes" are Yvette Gayle, Lady Dee & Brenda Michelle.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x2ABWqX88-4/WR5tftvJjvI/AAAAAAAAT6E/a5oZKNykaVgDhwVBrgU73Cu_nsXTafsZwCJoC/w530-h579-p/17%2B-%2B1