Congratulations To The Marvelettes On Their Special Grammy!

[juicefree20]

Good news from Billy Wilson & The Motown Alumni Association



Congratulations are in order to The Marvelettes for their special Grammy Hall Of Fame Nomination for their timeless classic "Please Mr. Postman"


Here's the press release...

THE RECORDING ACADEMY® ANNOUNCES
2011 GRAMMY HALL OF FAME® INDUCTEES

Diverse Selection of 30 Recordings Added to Collection Residing at The GRAMMY Museum®

SANTA MONICA, Calif. [[Dec. 7, 2010) — In continuing its mission to preserve and celebrate music year-round, The Recording Academy® announces the newest additions to its legendary GRAMMY Hall Of Fame® collection. Established by The Academy's National Trustees in 1973, the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame was created to honor recordings of lasting qualitative or historical significance that are at least 25 years old. Recordings are reviewed annually by a special member committee of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, and final approval is made by The Recording Academy Trustees. With 30 new titles, the list currently totals 881 and is displayed at The GRAMMY Museum®.


"The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame represents all genres of music, acknowledging the diversity of musical expression for which The Academy has become renowned," said Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy. "These musical treasures have brought us timeless recordings, and each of them deserves to be memorialized. These recordings are living evidence that music remains an indelible part of our culture."

This dynamic group of inductees range from the Beatles' "Penny Lane" to the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There." Other recordings include Al Jolson's "My Mammy," The Marvelettes' "Please Mr. Postman," Willie Nelson's "On The Road Again," the Original Broadway Cast recording of, Brigadoon, Prince & The Revolution's Purple Rain, and Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long." Other inductees with selections include Joan Baez, Mildred Bailey, Ray Charles, Jimmy Cliff, Fats Domino, Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra, Al Green, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys, among others.

For more information about the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame or the 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards [[to be broadcast live on Feb. 13, 2011 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the CBS Television Network), please visit www.grammy.com. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook: www.twitter.com/thegrammys, and www.facebook.com/thegrammys.

For a complete list of GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees, please go to: http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Acad.../Hall_Of_Fame/.

Congratulations ladies for a well-deserved honor!

[marv2]

Ahhhhh!!!! The Marvelettes get their Grammy at last! Congratulations to them all!

[positivesoul]

I enjoy ALL of the great female soul & pop vocal groups, but if I had to pick a favorite, the Marvelettes are IT for me. This is really good news.

[REDHOT]

I'm also happy for THE MARVELETTES, Please Mr.Postman is one song, That will be around forever,And that's a good thing.
Please stay positive

[randy_russi]

Sadly, the many fake Marvelettes will actually think this is for them. However, I know Katherine and Gladys will be very
proud.

[topdiva1]

Sadly, the many fake Marvelettes will actually think this is for them. However, I know Katherine and Gladys will be very
proud.

The fake Marveletttes cannot be that crazy to think that this is for them. wE ARE ALL PROUD FOR THE REAL ORGINAL MARVELETTES.

[jonc]

Sadly, the many fake Marvelettes will actually think this is for them. However, I know Katherine and Gladys will be very
proud.

And Billy from the MAA was caught promoting a grouping of fake Marvelettes a few years ago.

[mysterysinger]

Who were these Marvelettes?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookeph...hy/4125260089/

[theboyfromxtown]

Mystery

I was checking through all of your 1960's girl group pictures. There is a lot there. Wow

Those pictures of Diana, Mary and Cindy at the EMI reception were from January 1968; I was there. And as it happens, so was Tony Turner. The fan club reception wasn't a long drawn out thing but what there was, left a happy memory for me which I carry to this day. Thanks for the reminder.

[topdiva1]

Mystery

I was checking through all of your 1960's girl group pictures. There is a lot there. Wow

Those pictures of Diana, Mary and Cindy at the EMI reception were from January 1968; I was there. And as it happens, so was Tony Turner. The fan club reception wasn't a long drawn out thing but what there was, left a happy memory for me which I carry to this day. Thanks for the reminder.

And the fact that Tony Turner was over there with Diana Ross and The Supremes at the EMI reception speaks volumes of his ties with The Supremes and Motown. Thank you for mentioning that little known fact.

[tomato tom]

About time. Congrats to the ORIGINAL Marvelettes...Paulo XXXX

[midnightman]

You go Marvelettes!