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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Benjaminson, Peter, 1945-     Subjects     Wells, Mary, 1943-1992.     Singers -- United States -- Biography.     African American women singers -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Benjaminson, Peter, 1945-       by title:      Mary Wells : the tum...         MARC Display

Mary Wells : the tumultuous life of Motown's first superstar / Peter Benjaminson. by Benjaminson, Peter, 1945- Chicago, Illinois. : Chicago Review Press, c2012. Subjects Wells, Mary, 1943-1992.   Singers -- United States -- Biography.   African American women singers -- Biography. ISBN:  9781569762486 1569762481 Description:  xiii, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm Requests:  0 Summary:  Complete with never-before-revealed details about the sex, violence, and drugs in her life, this biography reveals the incredibly turbulent life of Motown artist Mary Wells. Based in part on four hours of previously unreleased and unpublicized deathbed interviews with Wells, this account delves deeply into her rapid rise and long fall as a recording artist, her spectacular romantic and family life, the violent incidents in which she was a participant, and her abuse of drugs. From tumultuous affairs, including one with R&B superstar Jackie Wilson, to a courageous battle with throat cancer that climaxed in her gutsiest performance, this history draws upon years of interviews with Wells's friends, lovers, and husband to tell the whole story of a woman whose songs crossed the color line and whose voice captivated the Beatles.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 782.42164 Wells Be Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 782.42164 Wells Be Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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