1, from recordings of her monthly livestream, which is hosted by American Blues Scene. The song went to the top of the pop charts. Postman, featuring a young Marvin Gaye on drums, was released as their debut single. Motown founder Berry Gordy, Jr., signed the singers, and a reworked Please Mr. “Sadly,” Devi adds, “Dobbins was forced out of The Marvelettes by her father before the group scored Motown’s first number one with her song.” For the single’s cover, Devi commissioned a “trippy take-off” on the mailbox cover art for The Marvelettes 1961 single.ĭevi is currently mixing her next EP, Jamification Station Vol. The Motown representative advised the group to work on some original material, and the result was the song Please Mr. The song reached the number-one position on the. Dobbins died in 2020 at 78, “so it’s a nice time to remember her brilliant work as a young songwriter,” Devi notes. Postman is the debut single of The Marvelettes, featured in the bands debut album Please Mr. “That magic sound helped the entire arrangement fall into place!”ĭevi was also inspired by the story of a teenage Georgia Dobbins transforming William Garrett’s unfinished blues song into the doo-wop tune “The Marvels” sang at their Berry Gordy audition. Read 125 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. “I was searching for a fresh way to interpret such a well-known song, so I tuned my Les Paul Jr. This was the first Motown song to reach 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. James Jamerson-style bass by Kevin Jones keeps things pumping, while Devi weaves slinky slide and lead guitar throughout, over rhythm guitar in an alternate tuning. Postman' is the first single of The Marvelettes on the Motown record label. 12, 2022 and will be released by True Nature Records/DMM on Valentine’s Day.ĭevi’s laid-back cover of this famous hit by The Marvelettes features smooth vocals, bluesy piano from Rob Clores (Jesse Malin, The Black Crowes) and funky drums by John “Serv-O” DeSalvo (16 Volt, Daniel Ash). Motown hitmaker Wanda Young of the Marvelettes - who sang on the classic Please Mr Postman - has died aged 78, her daughter has said, after complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Her daughter Meta Ventress shared the sad news of her mother to the New York Times. The song premieres at American Blues Scene on Feb. Postman was on the Beatles second album, With The Beatles which was released in November 1963.
“After the nightmare we’ve all been through, I felt like releasing a fun single with a playful vibe,” Devi says. Postman” is a light-hearted follow-up to her intense 2020 blues/rock EP ‘A Zillion Stars Overhead’ (review), with Gov’t Mule bassist Jorgen Carlsson. Debra Devi ’s neo-soul rendition of “Please Mr.
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