Originally Posted by
milven
Well, Claudette may have been the first female member of a group signed to Motown, but to those of us that are of a certain age, Mary Wells was the FIRST LADY OF MOTOWN.
Mary was one of the first superstars of the label. In fact, she was known as "The First Lady of Motown."
She was the first female star at Motown to be wildly successful. Mary Wells became the first Motown female artist to have a Top 40 pop single. She was also the first Motown star to receive a Grammy nomination..
In later years, Mary Wells and Motown went their separate ways. When Mary died, she hadn't been with the label for more than 25 years… but to many of us who listened to Motown back in the early sixties, she'll always be remembered as the First Lady of Motown.
But there is no denying that when one thinks of Motown today, the undisputable face of Motown is Diana Ross.
And of course to our beloved Roberta, Dr Martha Reeves will forever be the First Lady of Motown.
I think the first time that Berry referred to Claudette as First Lady was in his book TO BE LOVED.
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