Mable John, the beloved Motown trailblazer and Stax legend passed away at 91. The Detroit News reported that John’s nephew, Kevin John, confirmed that she died Thursday, Aug. 25, at her home in Los ...

One of the first women signed by Motown, Mable John, shown in 1966, later became a minister and an advocate for homeless people in Los Angeles. (Getty Images) One of the first women signed by Motown.

She sounded too sultry and adult for Motown, where she was the first solo female artist Berry Gordy signed, but Mable John fit in just fine at Stax Records in Memphis, where she parlayed her ...

Mable John, the first ever female solo singer signed to Motown Records, has died aged 91. John was the first woman who record executive Berry Gordy signed at Motown. She later moved to Stax Records in ...

In one of the final chapters of Mable John’s whirlwind life, people enduring hardship on the streets of Los Angeles turned to her and the charity she ran for food and salvation. Late in life she had ...

Mable John, the first female solo artist signed to Motown (then Tamla) Records, a Stax singer and longtime Ray Charles collaborator, has died at the age of 91. John died Thursday at her home in Los ...

She was one of the first female acts signed to Motown, and her career later intersected with Isaac Hayes and Ray Charles. But she eventually heeded a higher calling. By Alex Williams Beyond her many ...

The first female solo artist signed to Motown Records and longtime Ray Charles collaborator with roots in Northeast Louisiana was honored for her contributions to music in Morehouse Parish. Mable John ...

She was a pioneer with the Motown label, but it took Stax Records to make her a million-seller. NPR's Tony Cox talks with veteran R&B singer Mable John about how music legends inspired the range in ...