Mary Wells

American singer who helped to define the emerging sound of Motown in the early 1960s. One of Motown's first superstars, she became recognized as "The Queen of Motown" until her departure from the company in 1964. born May 13, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. died July 28, 1992 Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.