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carlo

11-14-2011, 05:46 PM

I wish I had known about this earlier. There was a 50th Anniversary Celebration held at Inkster High School this past Friday. Juanita, Katherine, Wanda and Georgia were all present for the event, as well as Rosalind and Annette of the Vandellas. Here are some photos from Facebook:

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Is that Gladys Horton's son in the first photo?

BayouMotownMan

11-14-2011, 06:13 PM

Is that Wanda sitting in that chair?

carlo

11-14-2011, 06:19 PM

The person who originally posted the photos did not include any captions, but I am assuming that is Wanda. It looks like her.

copley

11-14-2011, 06:24 PM

Yes that's Wanda - god bless her. So happy to see that she was able to attend. Thanks for posting these Carlo.

BayouMotownMan

11-14-2011, 06:24 PM

Not at all Carlo, she looks so out of it. But it must be Wanda. What a dear lady, it's heartbreaking

RossHolloway

11-14-2011, 06:44 PM

It's great to see that the Marvelettes are still being honored and remembered and not at all forgotten!

BayouMotownMan

11-14-2011, 06:46 PM

Just in time for the release of their last...and most outstanding IMHO...albums

Jimi LaLumia

11-14-2011, 07:23 PM

and aside from The Vandellas, NO ONE from Motown was there.....

BayouMotownMan

11-14-2011, 08:08 PM

Carlo please post more pics

smark21

11-14-2011, 10:25 PM

JOe Billingsley of The Contours was there as well. He and his group of Contours performed. Also Congressmen John Conyers and John Dingell attended.

REDHOT

11-14-2011, 10:57 PM

Thanks Carlo,for posting this rare picture,i'm really happy for The Marvelettes,but sad for Glady Horton.
Please stay positive
.

franjoy56

11-14-2011, 11:07 PM

This was a nice touch celebration for the group. I was at the Inkster celebration for the
Marvelettes when they received their gold records in 2004, one for Don't Mess with Bill and the other for Please Mr. Postman, I am sure Gladys is smiling down on those who remembered the marvelettes 50th Anniversary.

carlo

11-14-2011, 11:24 PM

I hope the gentleman who took these great photos does not mind me sharing. I should have asked first, but I got too excited!

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paladin

11-14-2011, 11:50 PM

Great post and thread.......pictures are way cool...........I would assume that's a wheel chair that Wanda is sitting in, since she is not in any of the other pics, She appears to be in poor health, but its really great to see here and the other Marvelettes getting their due. Hell I think Joe's birthday is Today !...........

luke

11-15-2011, 11:07 AM

Wanda looks wonderful! How great she was there!

marv2

11-15-2011, 11:12 AM

The person who originally posted the photos did not include any captions, but I am assuming that is Wanda. It looks like her.

Yes that is Wanda Rogers and that young man is Glady's son.

marv2

11-15-2011, 11:15 AM

and aside from The Vandellas, NO ONE from Motown was there.....

Well that was the case with Nick Ashford's funeral. But I see the Contours attended this event.

marv2

11-15-2011, 11:27 AM

dickiemint

11-15-2011, 03:37 PM

The lady in a white jacket in the 2nd photo looks to me like Claudette Robinson, I am probably mistaken. It is great that Wanda is there, although in a chair she looks well, I hope that all of the Marvelettes gain the respect that they deserve, 50 years since Please Mr Postman, and still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I believe that it is time for Motown to get behind these group that provided the 1st hits that the company was built upon, such as The Marvelettes and the Contours.

carlo

11-15-2011, 04:25 PM

The lady in a white jacket in the 2nd photo looks to me like Claudette Robinson, I am probably mistaken.

The lady in the white jacket is Georgia Dobbins, one of the original Marvelettes. She wrote "Please Mr. Postman".

luke

11-15-2011, 09:25 PM

Didnt Georgeann Tillman die of sickle cell?

marv2

11-15-2011, 09:42 PM

Didnt Georgeann Tillman die of sickle cell?

Luke, she died of Lupus in 1980. I've been in Inkster High School before for a fish fry. Nice school, nicer people.

robbert

11-16-2011, 12:17 AM

On the Facebook-fanpage The Original Marvelettes you can find more details and more pics - and also a stunning comment by Ms. Katherine Anderson, who doesn't hold her tongue when it comes to Motown.
I'm also involved in that thread, you can identify me as Rob van den Bosch, indeed, the one from Holland :cool: