62) The Marvelettes – “Please Mr. Postman”

While Motown Records gets the credit of being the first African American label (in terms of the owner and the majority of the talent) to crossover into the mainstream, that’s not exactly true.  Ernie K-Doe had already hit the top of the Hot 100 with “Mother-in-Law,” written and produced by Allen Toussaint and released on [...]

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