Horton would later sing lead on Marvelettes' classics such as "Playboy", "Beechwood 4-5789" and "Too Many Fish in the Sea".
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Born in Gainesville, Florida, she was raised in the western Detroit suburb of Inkster by foster parents.
Gladys Knight | Willie Horton | John Horton Conway | Horton | Gladys Knight & the Pips | Horton Hears a Who! | Pete and Gladys | The Reverend Horton Heat | Johnny Horton | Gladys Brockwell | Edward Everett Horton | Robin W.G. Horton | Myles Horton | Lester Horton | Horton Plains National Park | Horton, Northamptonshire | Horton Hears a Who! (film) | Gladys Cooper | Gladys Aylward | Peter Horton | Gladys Moncrieff | Dexter Horton | Robert Horton (actor) | Robert Horton | Ray Horton | Miss P. Horton's Illustrative Gatherings | Mary Ann Horton | Little Horton | Horton Foote | Horton, Dorset |
Originally aspiring to be a nurse, Young's professional music career started after fellow Inkster High School classmate Gladys Horton asked her to audition for a spot left by original Marvels member Georgia Dobbins.