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Gladys Horton, Marvelettes Lead Singer, Dies at 66

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Jan. 28 2011, Published 3:48 p.m. ET

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Lead singer of the Marvelettes, Gladys Horton, died on Thursday after suffering complications from a stroke she had in 2010. She was 66.

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Gladys was recovering from a stroke she suffered at a Sherman Oaks, Calif. when she passed away yesterday, her son, Vaughn Thornton, said in a statement to Reuters.

"My mother died peacefully," he said. "She fought as long as she could."

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Gladys was only 17 years old when she sang the hit song, "Please Mr. Postman," with the Marvelettes in 1961. She left the group in 1967.

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